In yet another case of The Music vs. Acitivision, No Doubt are filing a lawsuit against the makers of Band Hero.
The suit contends the game “transformed No Doubt band members into a virtual karaoke circus act,” and the use of the band members’ avatars far exceeded anything agreed upon in the contract, according to the Los Angeles Times. One aspect of the game allows players to manipulate their characters into singing songs by other artists, for example having lead singer Gwen Stefani sing “Honky Tonk Woman” by the Rolling Stones.
“While No Doubt are avid fans of the Rolling Stones and even have performed in concerts with the Rolling Stones, the Character Manipulation Feature results in an unauthorized performance by the Gwen Stefani avatar in a male voice boasting about having sex with prostitutes,” the complaint reads.
The complaint also claims Activision withheld information on the Character Manipulation Feature, and allegedly told the band after they had requested to the have the function disabled that it would be too expensive to do so.
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Hollywood has gone baby crazy in 2008, and now you can add another star to the list of expecting mothers.
Gwen Stefani has “confirmed” that she is 13 weeks pregnant, claims The UK Sun.
According to their source, “They found out at California’s Cedars-Sinai hospital and couldn’t wait to share the news with everyone.”
Stefani and hubby, rocker Gavin Rossdale, already have a one-year-old son, Kingston.
Stefani, 38, said in October that she planned to have another child soon, due to her age. “Obviously I’m in a race to have another one but I don’t want to do it while I’m out on tour,” she said.
Luckily for her, Rossdale is an attentive expecting father. “He makes whatever food I crave,” she added.
England’s Ricky Hatton got knocked out in the 10th round by the hands of American pretty boy Floyd Mayweather last night to an audience packed with tinsletown’s finest.
The highly anticipated showdown of unbeaten fighters in Las Vegas saw the who’s who of the entertainment industry come out to see Mayweather defend his World Boxing Council welterweight crown.
David Beckham made his way to his ringside seat to the cheers of many British fans. Other ringside celebs included Tiger Woods, missing his signature Nike cap, Will Ferrell, Bruce Willis and Rocky Balboa himself, Sylvester Stallone.
Gwen Stefani, a rumoured huge boxing fan, was also in attendance with her husband Gavin Rosdale. The couple left alongside fellow Hollywood power duo, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
The energy was electric in the MGM Grand Arena but all the star power in the world couldn’t outdue the brutal battle brewing in the ring between the cocky Mayweather and humble Hatton as all eyes were locked on the fight.
Pop star GWEN STEFANI was so desperate to lose weight after giving birth, she started working out with a personal trainer while still pregnant.
The singer admits she has an obsession with her weight and only stopped exercising two weeks before son KINGSTON was born last May.
And she reveals her work outs were so rigorous she would often break down in tears.
Stefani, 37, tells Elle magazine, “I worked out with my trainer throughout the whole pregnancy until about two weeks before.
“I cried during my last session. I was like, ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t do this any more. What am I doing?’ It was crazy. All of my life I’ve had to work hard to stay in shape. I’ve always struggled with it. I was a little chubby when I was younger and I didn’t want to be that person forever.
“There aren’t any tricks, it’s simple math – you put this much food in, you burn that much working out.
“I gave myself three months – but if I didn’t have an album coming out, there’s no way I would have got back into shape in that time. I worked out with my trainer five days a week, with weekends off. I would really recommend doing weights.”
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Singer Gwen Stefani is jumping on the celeb eau de parfum train by announcing plans to create a fragrance.
Coty, the largest fragrance producer in the world, signed Gwen to produce the scent, which should be out in fall 2007.
“Creating a fragrance is one of the most prestigious things a designer can do. For me it’s like another thing you can wear and another thing I can creatively be a part of,” E! Online quoted the L.A.M.B. designer, as saying.
“I’m creating it for myself. It’s like me shrunken into a box.”
And, really, who doesn’t want a little Gwen in a box?
Gwen Stefani has revealed Madonna invited her for dinner the last time she was in London.
The ‘Wind It Up’ singer, who divides her time between her homes in Los Angeles and London, has rubbished rumours she and the ‘Hung Up’ singer have been feuding and insists they are actually becoming friends.
Gwen told Australia’s Daily Telegraph newspaper: “She’s been nothing but nice to me. She’s invited me to her house for dinner and clearly she’s a huge inspiration to me musically.”
It had been reported that Madonna, 48, had accused the 37-year-old star of copying her career and even refused to accept a gift of some baby clothes from Gwen’s own fashion range for her newly adopted baby David.
Gwen gave birth to her first child, son Kingston, with her rocker boyfriend Gavin Rossdale, in May of this year.
The ‘Hollaback Girl’ singer admits she is keen to expand her L.A.M.B fashion line.
She said: “We will soon see L.A.M.B competing with Donna Karan’s DKNY. The idea is to do the fashion for the rest of my life, although I hate saying it because if it folds everyone will know how much it hurts. There’s not a lot of emotional drainage that comes with it. It’s fun and rewarding but it doesn’t really drain you.”
Gwen Stefani has hinted she is ready to quit her pop career to be a full-time mum.
The singer, who is preparing to release her second solo album, was constantly broody before having baby son Kingston with her musician boyfriend Gavin Rossdale.
Gwen loves being a mother so much she often thinks about walking away from music so she can spend all her time with her child.
She said: “It’s all I ever thought about. I would love to just sit at home with Kingston and eat pizza.”
Gwen, 37, has also revealed she never intended to release another solo record because her only ambition after the success of 2004’s “Love Angel Music Baby” was to have a baby.
The singer – who gave birth to Kingston on May 26, 2006 – explained to Australia’s Daily Telegraph newspaper: “I never intended to do another solo record. It’s, like, kind of embarrassing talking about it. But I had a
couple of amazing leftover tracks from the last one. but I really wanted to have a baby. Now I have both. I’m just going with the flow.”
A promo photo from Gwen Stefani’s new CD The Sweet Escape has been circulating online.
It features the bleached-out songstress naked with a tear running down her cheek.
It seems the folks at Faded Youth have figured out where they’ve seen that photo before.
Photographer Jill Greenberg has previously taken photos of toddlers crying and has been accused of tormenting the children to get them to cry hysterically.
Gereenberg says she just took the kids’ lollipops away.
Gwen Stefani has set the release date for her second solo album.
Billlboard reports that the album will be entitled “The Sweet Escape” and will be released Dec. 5.
The first single will be “Wind It Up,” and Stefani plans to launch a tour in April of 2007 for the record.
“This album is surprisingly different than the last one. I started recording it last year before [her son] Kingston was born and it’s definitely evolved over the last year. The dance sound is very ‘now.’ It’s modern … not so retro,” Stefani said in a statement.
The full track listing has not been confirmed yet. Also on Dec. 5, Stefani will be releasing a concert DVD entitled “Harajuku Lovers Live.”
Looks like a music career, a fashion line and being a wife and mother isn’t enough for Gwen Stefani.
According to E! Online, the singer is teaming up with Huckleyberry Toys to create limited edition dolls in her image.
“I though the dolls would be a good opportunity to capture some of the key looks from the album and the tour. The Harajuku girls and I wore such wicked costumes we had to share them with the world again,” Stefani said in a statement.
All of the dolls’ outfits will be modeled from costumes worn by Stefani or her Harajuku girls on her recent tour or in her videos, which promoted her solo CD.
Three dolls are ready for sale: “Tick Tock Gwen” – the doll in the outfit Stefani wore in her video for “What You Waiting For,” “Banana Gwen” – the doll being dressed similarly to Stefani in her video for “Hollaback Girl,” and “Cool Gwen” – the doll in a white dress, with her hair similar to Marilyn Monroe, which is reminiscent of the singer’s look in the video for “Cool.”
The dolls will also be available with
accessories “inspired” by Stefani. The dolls are due in stores this fall.
