Because it took his late equaliser and then, decisive penalty to seal it, you can bet your last dime that Didier Drogba will never forget the night Chelsea FC snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and became, for the first time in their history, champions of Europe.
Chelsea may have defeated the mighty Barcelona en route to the final but few pundits considered them in with a shout. Indeed, it was madness for anyone to think that the London side could walk into the Allianz Arena, venue of this year’s UEFA Champions League final and home of opponents Bayern Munich, and come out victorious. And yet, that is precisely what they did.
They said he was a hasbeen
With Thomas Müller scoring in the 83rd minute, the trophy looked to be staying in Munich. But then, that man Drogba, who lives and breathes for the big moments, netted the equaliser to send the game into extra time. Some half an hour later, with extra time having turned up no outright winner (thanks in part to Arjen Robben having missed a penalty that could have sealed the deal for Bayern), the 34-year-old Drogba was again at the heart of it all as he converted the decisive penalty to hand Chelsea Football Club their greatest moment in football.
Final score: Chelsea 1 (4) Bayern Munich 1 (3)
Congratulations, Drogba. Congratulations, Chelsea FC, European Champions 2011-12.
Fans of One Direction sure do not like it when their idols date. Instead of telling the boys how they feel, the fans target the girls!
Latest casualty is Perrie Edwards from the band Little Mix who is said to be dating Zayn Malik.
Zayn met and dated Perrie back in November when they met at the X-Factor. After a month, however, they broke up.
But rumour has it that Zayn and Perrie have rekindled their romance, especially after paparazzi snapped a photo of the latter leaving Zayn's apartment one morning.
Then again, the couple is not exactly hiding their romance. They went to watch The Avengers recently and then tweeted about their date night. Bad idea!
“Just went to see avengers assemble and it was #boring . Good night though! x @zaynmalik,” Perrie tweeted.
"@PerrieLittleMix yeah tonight was fun lets do it again sometime ;) x x,” Zayn replied via Twitter.
That's enough to drive some overzealous fans mad. These fans took to Twitter and sent nasty messages (we are thinking death threats!) to Perrie causing her to delete her account.
This comes as a surprise! Jennifer Lopez has been named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes in the magazine's annual 100 Most Powerful Celebrities.
She works hard for the money
The American Idol judge took the throne from last year's winner Lady Gaga. J.Lo even beat out Oprah Winfrey! In fact, she jumped 50 places from last year's list to land the top spot.
The magazine measures power by entertainment related earnings, media visibility and social media popularity.
Forbes estimated J.Lo’s earnings in the past 12 months at $52 million, through her gig as a judge on the popular American Idol television talent show, a new clothing line and an upcoming tour.
At No. 2 is Oprah with an estimated earning of US$165 million while No. 3 spot went to 18-year-old Justin Bieber who earned US$55 million last year.
Here is the Top 10 of Forbes' Most Powerful Celebrities:
1. Jennifer Lopez 2. Oprah Winfrey 3. Justin Bieber 4. Rihanna 5. Lady Gaga 6. Britney Spears 7. Kim Kardashian 8. Katy Perry
9. Tom Cruise
10. Steven Spielberg
He brought the American Idol judges to their feet, but Joshua Ledet couldn't win over fans and was sent home from the top-rated TV talent show on Thursday, leaving Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips to battle for the crown on next week's finale.
The elimination of Joshua -- through audience voting and not by the judges -- sets up a final showdown between Jessica and Phillip to determine who will be named the next American Idol, a distinction that has belonged to hitmakers such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, among others.
Jessica has impressed the judges from the beginning of the current season with her technical mastery of music, despite being the youngest contestant at age 16. Singer-songwriter Phillip has won plaudits for bringing his own distinctive style of guitar-playing music to other artistes' songs.
The finale will consist of a two-hour performance episode on 22 May, followed by a results episode on 23 May. The winner will receive a recording contract. Reuters
It's no secret that Taylor Swift is a successful singer, songwriter and actress but her budding career doesn't end there. We all know that she loves to give back to the community and help others out.
But US$4 million?! Yes, the Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum in Nashville recently announced that the country crooner has made a donation of US$4 million to them. It is reportedly the largest made to the museum by an artiste and the second largest by an individual.
Here is the architect's rendering of the Taylor Swift Education Center
The donation will help fund the Taylor Swift Education Center which is an exhibit and classroom space that is scheduled to open in 2014.
With graduation just days away, the seniors at McKinley High are all very emotional about closing the huge chapter of their lives and the big question that's in everyone's mind is - who'll be returning for season 4?
Well worry no more as Glee creator Ryan Murphy is here to clear up the rumours. "A lot of people have been writing Dianna's off the show, Amber's off the show — they're not off the show," said Ryan. "We had a meeting, and you know we've become like a family, and I said to them, 'Anybody who wants to stay on the show will stay on the show. They're all coming back. Anyone who is a regular is coming back. Everyone said yes."
However, Ryan clarified that "it doesn't mean everyone will be doing 22 episodes." Whatever it is, we're just excited that everyone will be back, are you?
Russell Brand dropped by The Ellen Show recently to talk about Rock Of Ages but Ellen can't help but to ask about his pending divorce from Katy Perry.
The British funnyman confessed to Ellen DeGeneres that he "still loves her as a human being but sometimes when you're in a relationship, I suppose it doesn't work out, does it? But that doesn't mean I regret it or anything. I was very happy to be married with her. She's such a beautiful human being and I just have only love and positivity for her."
It's so sporting of him to speak about his divorce and share the feelings he has for Katy. I mean, it's nice to see that their marriage didn't end on bad terms and the divorce isn't an ugly one.
Here's the short clip where Russell talked about Katy:
There's a brand new, cool mall in the Klang Valley. Open today and located in Setia Alam, Shah Alam (it's just off the NKVE Setia Alam exit), Setia City Mall boasts a 10.5 acre park, an alfresco dining precinct, a water jet plaza, children's play facilities and fabulous leading local and international retail brands.
New mall in town
What can you expect to find at Setia City Mall? How about great fashion along the lines of Uniqlo, Zara, Mango, La Senza, Guess, F.O.S., Padini Concept Store and ALDO. Anchor tenants include Parkson department store, Fitness First, Harvey Norman, MPH Bookstore, Daiso, Urbanfresh supermarket and coming soon, Golden Screen Cinemas as well as Wangsa Bowl.
Shoppers will be spoiled for choice in terms of food and drink as they can choose from a variety of fast food outlets and restaurants like Nando's, Delicious, Sushi Tei, McDonalds, KFC, Starbucks and Pacific Coffee Company.
Shops galore
Not everything is open yet but the majority of the outlets will be open come June.
If you're lucky enough to visit it today, there are a few promotions in effect. Pacific Coffee Company is having a buy one free one for their coffees. Krispy Kreme is having a buy a half dozen of doughnuts and get a half dozen free promotion. And those are just the specials spotted from a cursory glance.
Plus, Setia City Mall is giving shoppers a chance to win one of four weekly prize packs and a shopping spree at the mall worth RM25,000 when they spend over RM150!
So shopaholics, what are you waiting for?
Grammy-winning band Train is headed our way! They've been in the music business for 15 years now and most probably know them best for their hits Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me), Meet Virginia and Calling All Angels.
Train is dropping by
Train will have their first concert in Malaysia this 16 June at KL Live thanks to JS Concert Productions and Fatboys and who knows, they may just play favourites from all six of their studio albums, including their latest, California 37.
Tickets are priced at RM288 (Rock Zone), RM198 (Upper Tier), RM138 (Regular) and available at Rock Corner, Victoria Music Centre, The Guitar Store, KL Live and through www.ticketpro.com.my as well as the Ticketpro hotline (03-7880 7999).
Early birds who purchase tickets by 31 May get a 20% discount.
The star of Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, Nick Stahl, has been reported missing by his wife, Rose. She reported him missing on Monday (14 May) but apparently, the last time anyone saw him was on 9 May and it was in a dodgy area of Los Angeles called Skid Row.
Missing in action
As police search for the missing actor, reports have emerged that there were signs of trouble before he disappeared. Although he remained professional on the set of 388 Arletta Avenue, according to People, the police have indicated that the former child actor "has got some personal issues that he's trying to work through".
"In general, [this case] is similar to a lot of our adult missing persons cases," says LAPD Detective Camine Sasso who is in charge of the case. "Of the 14,000 missing persons cases I've handled over the past four years, there's a very good percentage of those involving drug issues and a separation from families. The vast majority of them have been successfully solved. Hopefully this one will be too."
His wife has previously expressed concern about him possibly using drugs in court papers she filed earlier this year regarding their visitation agreement over their two-year-old daughter, Marlo Murphy.
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17 - 31 May 2012
One Direction, The Wanted and Big Time Rush are leading the boyband charge up the music charts
Galaxie bids Desperate Housewives a fond farewell
All hail the new queen bee: Nicki Minaj!
Amanda Seyfriend talks about going into the porn biz
Win Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter books, Train albums and Men In Black 3 sunglasses
Posters of Rihanna, Maroon 5, Wonder Girls and Justin Bieber (centrefold!)
