How a pink scarf helped Pammie dodge wardrobe malfunctionSeptember 24th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Pamela Anderson dodged a wardrobe malfunction as she held giant pink scarf over her cleavage at a New Zealand press conference. The former Playboy star, along with her co-designer Richie Rich, was at Air New Zealand Fashion Week to promote her runway show.
Scarlett Johansson selling movie, music memorabilia for charitySeptember 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scarlett Johansson is selling a pair of tickets to the 2010 premiere of action film Iron Man 2 and a host of movie and music memorabilia as part of an online charity auction on the website eBay. Johansson, who plays Black Widow in the Iron Man sequel, will honour the highest bidder of the eBay.com auction with a meet-and-greet at the Los Angeles event next spring.
Ingmar Bergman's Golden Globe awards for sale in auction of filmmaker's personal belongingsSeptember 10th, 2009 Bergman belongings on auction in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — A writing desk, film cameras and Golden Globe awards belonging to Swedish film legend Ingmar Bergman are attracting a huge interest from collectors as they go up for auction in Stockholm. Auction house Bukowskis says the 337 Bergman items for sale include the chess pieces most probably used in the director's 1957 film "The Seventh Seal" and a 1960s portrait of Bergman by Irving Penn.
MJ's glove fetches $49,000 at auctionSeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - A jewelled glove once worn by Michael Jackson has fetched 49,000 dollars at an auction in Melbourne. The late King of Pop threw the crystal-encrusted white glove into a crowd after a film premiere, while visiting Australia in 1996.
$4.6 million bid for crypt above Marilyn Monroe falls throughAugust 27th, 2009 Bid for crypt above Marilyn Monroe falls throughLOS ANGELES — The $4.6 million bid for the crypt above Marilyn Monroe has fallen through. Attorney David Camel says the bidder declined.
Crypt above Marilyn Monroe sells for $4.6 million at online auctionAugust 25th, 2009 Crypt above Marilyn Monroe sells for $4.6 millionLOS ANGELES — The price for spending eternity above Marilyn Monroe is more than $4.6 million. That's how much the crypt directly above the actress went for in an online auction that ended Monday.
Lay beside Marilyn Monroe for 500,000 dlrsAugust 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Those who want to rest in peace near Marilyn Monroe, and are ready to pay a huge sum for that, can now buy the crypt above the iconic star, which is on sale on eBay. Elsie Poncher is auctioning off her husband Richard's final resting place at Westwood Village Memorial Park cemetery in Los Angeles.
Will Kim Kardashian sell ex-beau Reggie Bush's Clothes for charity?July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush have called it quits, many are wondering whether the former will sell off her ex-beau's clothes as part of their eBay charity auction. The duo, who parted ways amicably, used to sell their goods together on Kim's eBay site.
JK Rowling's chair fetches £20K on eBayJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter author JK Rowling's chair, sitting in which she wrote the first two books of the famous series, has been re-sold for a whopping 20,000 pounds. The value of the chair, which was previously sold for 15,000 pounds, has increased three-fold in the last seven years.
Check written by Neil Armstrong hours before moon launch auctioned for over $27,000July 16th, 2009 Neil Armstrong check auctioned for over $27,000AMHERST, N.H. — A check signed by Neil Armstrong hours before he took off for the moon has been sold for $27,350, 40 years to the day after it was written.
Andy Warhol's portrait of Michael Jackson dropped from Hamptons gallery's auctionJuly 13th, 2009 Warhol's Jackson portrait dropped from NY auctionEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has temporarily removed an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson from the auction block.
Jacko's pullover sells for 36,000 on eBayJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - A jumper from the days when late King of Pop Michael Jackson used to be a part of 'Jackson 5' has fetched a whopping 36,000 pounds on eBay. Fans have been flocking the online auction site to bid for exclusive Jacko memorabilia.
Marilyn Monroe bathrobe sells for $120K at auctionJuly 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A bathrobe belonging to Marilyn Monroe has fetched a whopping 120,000 dollars at an auction in Las Vegas. A private collector was said to have made the bid during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale.
eBay to refund Michael Jackson fans prices of O2 gigs' ticketsJune 28th, 2009 LONDON - Internet auction site eBay will refund thousands of Michael Jackson fans the prices of the ill-fated O2 Arena shows' tickets. The late King of Pop, who had been due to perform 50 dates at the London venue from July 13, died at a rented Los Angeles home on Thursday, leaving fans who had bought tickets on the secondary market site wondering whether or not they would get refunds.
Madge, Gwyneth Paltrow donate designer bags to Italian earthquake fundJune 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Madonna and best pal Gwyneth Paltrow are putting their purses up for auction, to help raise funds for the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck Italy in April. The duo is leading the campaign, for which they have joined forces with celebrities including Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston and Eva Longoria Parker to sign and donate their Salvatore Ferragamo handbags to community charity GlobalGiving.org.