November 1st, 2011
05:31 PM ET
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November 1st, 2011
05:21 PM ET
'Field of Dreams' to become baseball complexThe New York Times reports that the Iowa farm featured in the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” has been sold. The new buyers reportedly plan to maintain the famous field… and add a youth baseball complex. Don and Becky Lansing sold their 193-acre farm, listed last year for $5.4 million, to a group of buyers from Chicago led by baseball-loving couple Mike and Denise Stillman. (The sale price was not disclosed.) The Lansings had the property in the family for more than 100 years, and Don grew up in the white house with the wraparound porch. The group, Go the Distance Baseball L.L.C., plans to add a youth baseball complex called All-Star Ballpark Heaven alongside the movie field (which was built by Universal Studios). A dozen new fields, plus an indoor center for tournaments are planned additions to the Dyersville, Iowa property. FULL POST 
November 1st, 2011
04:04 PM ET
Justin Bieber sets YouTube recordIt’s not all that surprising that Justin Bieber would break a YouTube record, but the teen dream has done it! E! News reports that J Biebs is the first person to garner two billion views on a YouTube channel. According to Gossip Cop, the 17-year-old “Baby” singer scored 94 million views on his channel in the past month alone. Justin has surpassed Lady Gaga's YouTube record, which was set when she became the first artist to hit the 1 billion views mark in October 2010. Justin’s “Baby” video is still the No. 1 video on YouTube, with over 631, 357, 015 views as of October. 
November 1st, 2011
03:17 PM ET
Scarlett Johansson: Nude pics were for RyanScarlett Johansson addresses her nude photo leak in the December issue of Vanity Fair, revealing that the sexy pictures were meant for her ex-husband, Ryan Reynolds. More from Vanity Fair's Scarlett Johansson interview "I know my best angles,” she tells the magazine of the sultry cell phone pictures that leaked online in September. 
November 1st, 2011
03:11 PM ET
Singer Charice's father murdered in PhilippinesSinger Charice Pempengco, the powerhouse vocalist who's also appeared on Fox's "Glee," has suffered a loss in her family. A rep for the singer/actress tells CNN that Charice was informed Monday that her father had been murdered in her native Philippines. According to the statement, Charice and her father "had been estranged for several years but Charice, who has been touring in South East Asia with David Foster, was hoping to reconcile with him." But in light of the devastating news, the singer has pulled out of the rest of her scheduled appearances and departed to be with her family in the Philippines. 
November 1st, 2011
02:57 PM ET
Eva Longoria: I'm not dating Laker Matt BarnesIf you've been keeping up with your "Basketball Wives: L.A." news, you know that Lakers player Matt Barnes and reality star Gloria Govan have split up. But that doesn't mean Barnes has moved on to Eva Longoria. The actress is stomping out the rumor, which started after she and Barnes were spotted sharing a meal - described as a "flirty dinner" by the New York Post's Page Six. |
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