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Sandra Bullock Battling Husband Jesse James' Ex For Custody of Their Daughter

Sandra Bullock is in the middle of an increasingly nasty custody battle with former adult film star Janine Lindemulder, the ex-wife of her husband Jesse James. Bullock is seeking full custody of James and Janine's 5-year-old daughter, Sunny.

Bullock and James have been raising Sunny together since January when Lindemulder was sent to prison for tax evasion. Lindemulder is now claiming that Bullock wants her daughter because she can't have children of her own.

Bullock, 45, in a letter to the judge at Lindemulder's sentencing, claimed that Sunny was often left alone in her mother's care as her mother was "asleep from drug use."

Bullock continued by stating:

“I am aware that Janine has claimed many times that my desire to have [the girl], was because I could not have children of my own but that couldn't be farther from the truth. I myself have stopped working like I used to in order to be here with Jesse and the kids because we are on constant high alert never knowing what condition Janine will be in, and even more concerning, the condition [the girl] will be in.”

Sandra also discounted her claims that she was unable to have children:

Carrie Prejean's Lawsuit is Over After XXX Video Surfaces

The legal battle between former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant organizers is now officially over. Prejean and organizers issued a statement on Tuesday indicating that they had reached a confidential settlement on their dueling lawsuits.

TMZ reports that Prejean demanded more than $1 million during settlement negotiations with Miss California USA Pageant, until a pageant lawyer presented her with an XXX sex tape that she starred in. The video has never been released. It is also apparently so graphic that even TMZ would show it.

Once she was shown the video, Prejean is said to have immediately withdrew her demands and accept a $100,000 payout. That will cover the cost of her lawyers, and leaves nothing left for her to enjoy.

Prejean sued Miss California USA organizers back in August for religious discrimination, libel and slander. She accused them of telling her to stop mentioning God even before she made her contoversial remarks against gay marriage.

Rumor: Russell Brand to Propose to Katy Perry

Has Katy Perry finally tamed the wild and womanizing Russell Brand? If the rumors are to be believed, she has. Brand is reportedly so in love with Perry that he's ready to propose, after only two month of dating.

Russell's friends are amazed by his new attitude about love, and are convinced he's preparing to ask Katy to marry him. A source close to Russell said:

"We've never seen him like this. He always has a woman on his arm, or in his bed, and hasn't been interested in monogamy.

"But this is different - we all think it won't be long before he marries Katy. I'm waiting for a call to say they are in that Little Chapel in Vegas and have run off to get married."

Russell himself chimed in and said:

, "To be honest I haven't stopped smiling. She's a lovely girl and it's going really, really well. In fact I've never felt more settled in all my life. Katy is fantastic. I'm really happy."

Rumor is, he's even talking about being ready for children.

OK Go are Coming to Cleveland This Friday

OK Go is perhaps best known for their wildly popular videos, and especially their treadmills. The band's YouTube videos have millions of hits between them, and have been parodied on The Simpsons. And yes, they also make music, amongst other things. If ever the word "quirky" applied to a band, OK Go is it, and they'll be bringing their show to Cleveland on Friday at the equally cool concert club, The Grog Shop.

OK Go's frontman, Damian Kulash once said:

We're trying to be a DIY band in a post-major label world" or "Our whole bag is having good ideas and making cool s~~t."

Amongst the cool sh** they've made recently is a play, an essay in the best-selling collection Things I've Learned From Women Who Dumped Me, a record acccompanied only by trombones, and opinion pieces in the Huffington Post and New York Times. They've also testified before Congress and played music in the Senate chambers. They bought a house for soul legend Al Johnson so he could move home to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and have a project whereby the walk the street handing out burritos to the homeless. And yep, they've even interviewed a member of N'Sync in the bathroom.

Truth & Salvage at The Beachland Ballroom 11/3

Truth & Salvage will be performing at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland tonight (November 3rd) Tickets are only $8.00. Visit http://beachlandballroom.com for more info and to purchase tickets.

Some info about the band:

The band boasts four songwriters / lead singers and consists of Bill "Smitty" Smith on drums and vocals, Joe Edel on bass, Adam Grace on the organ, Walker Young on piano and vocals, Tim Jones on rhythym guitar and vocals, and Scott Kinnebrew on lead guitar an vocals.

Smitty and Joe are from Ohio, Walker from Atlanta and Scott from New Orleans. Walker, Joe, Scott, and Smitty first started playing together in the hot jazz and ragtime outfit "Scrappy Hamilton" in the spring of 1999. The initial line up of the group made Asheville their home and toured the East Coast extensively for five years, releasing three albums independently. Artists they played with include The Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Moldy Peaches, and The Rebirth Brass Band.

After Hours Party at the Cleveland Museum of Art on November 13th

The Cleveland Museum of Art closes every Friday night at 9pm, or so you think. On Friday, November 13, 2009, CMA will be play host to a special after hours event celebrating the Cleveland Institute of Art exhibition "CIA Students: Cleveland, 2009". The even will of course feature art, as well as refreshments, a cash bar, and live performances by Marina Rosenfeld's Sheer Frost Orchestra and Eats Tapes.

The student exhibition features 10 pieces created just for the occasion, and are inspired by Paul Gaugin and other anti-establishment artists at Monsieur Volpini's Café des Arts in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in 1889

Admission for After Hours is just $10, which includes refreshments and admission into Gaugin: Paris, 1889. For more information or to order tickets, call 1-888-CMA-0033 or visit online at www.cma.org/afterhours.

Reba gets tons of exposure Nov. 3 on Live With Regis and Kelly as well as Jimmy Fallon

Reba McIntire has a busy day planned in the Big Apple next Tuesday.

The multiple CMA Award Nominee will drop by Live with Regis & Kelly for a chat as well as a live full band performance of the fan favorite, “Pink Guitar,” from her #1 album KEEP ON LOVING YOU.

Later that evening, she will perform the club favorite “I Want A Cowboy” for her debut appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

In the meantime, her hit single, “Consider Me Gone,” jumped to #13 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and to #12 on the USA Today/ Country Aircheck chart (powered by Mediabase) this week.

She is nominated for two 2009 Country Music Association Awards for Female Vocalist and Musical Event of the Year (the latter for “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” with Brooks & Dunn). Reba will perform live on the ABC broadcast on Nov. 11.

The superstar also recently picked up her 23rd American Music Award Nomination for “Favorite Female Country Artist” as well as a People’s Choice Awards Nomination for “Favorite Country Artist.”

Live with Regis & Kelly airs on ABC at 8 am ET/ 9 am CT.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon airs on NBC at 12:30 pm ET/ 11:30 pm CT.

John Lennon's Early Years Coming Soon to a Theater Near You


The first official trailer for the John Lennon film "Nowhere Boy" has been released. The movie is being released at Christmas time in the UK. Here in the United States, the film has not been given a release date by The Weinstein Company who is covering the business end of the production.

The movie itself is about the famed Beatles formative years. Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon by Lennon's half sister Julia Baird, It will show the Lennon's teenage years until the Beatlemania days. Here is the first official trailer:


Concert Review: Intimate Travis Show a Memorable Night of Great Songmanship

The Beachland Ballroom hosted Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop of the Scottish band Travis last night. The tour has the pair playing small shows minus their drummer and bass players while trying to craft a new album while trekking across America.

If you have ever seen a Travis gig, you know that Healy is a talker on stage and this type of show armed with only an acoustic guitar in his hands made it a part storyteller show (they played songs in chronological order of when they were written) and stand up comedy, as Healy has a sense of humor that could have landed him on The Tonight Show if he hadn't been such a gifted songwriter.

And a gifted songwriter he is. Healy explained the origins of songs with non-pretentious banter throughout the show and had the audience intrigued with his wit and genius throughout the night. Dunlop showcased Plastic Ono Style guitar solos throughout the night, and provided some backing vocals and was the "silent one" on stage. Behind the two men, who looked road weary with Healy wearing a Travis tee shirt from their own merchandise rack, was a screen projector in which Fran would display images off his Apple laptop and explain how his songs came to life.

Concert Review — Third Eye Blind

Third Eye Blind performed at the House of Blues in Cleveland Tuesday night. It was also the first CAVS home game so I wasn't really expecting a lot of people to be at the 3eb show. To my surprise I think it was the largest crowd I've ever seen at the House of Blues.

Personally, 3eb will always remind me of high school. They were very popular during my last couple years of HS. The crowd on Tuesday night seemed to be a mixture of fans. Some that were probably big fans in the 90's, like myself and some that seemed younger so possibly fans of the more recent songs.

This was my fourth time seeing 3eb live. One of those times was this past summer at Tower City Amphitheater. The show this past summer and the show on Tuesday night were both to promote the new album titled "Ursa Major" which was released on August 17, 2009. The first single from Ursa Major was "Don't Believe a Word" and was released on June 5, 2009.

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