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Meryl Streep Celebrates Her Oscar Win – with a Burger
Originally posted 02/27/2012 10:45AM
How do you follow up a Best Actress Oscar win?
For Meryl Streep, it seems a burger will do! The actress (who won for her starring role in The Iron Lady) indulged at the Weinstein afterparty at the Mondrian Hotel, ordering Fatburger, which was being served at the bash.
Earlier in Hollywood, the stars came out for Elton John's 20th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party – and were captivated by Streep's shocked reaction to her win (along with Octavia Spencer's emotional victory and Christopher Plummer's charming speech).
As for the host of the evening, John told PEOPLE that his party serves as a fabulous meet and greet and a chance to watch the Oscars in star company. "At the end of the day, you come away with such happy memories," he said. "I've never met Katy Perry – she's at my table tonight."
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Paul McCartney, Elton John to Sing for Queen Elizabeth
Originally posted 02/07/2012 07:00AM
Talk about Royal Command Performance.
A variety of music stars – from Paul McCartney, Elton John and Annie Lennox to Jessie J and Ed Sheeran – will sing in celebration on June 4 to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne, it was announced Tuesday.
Organizer Gary Barlow, of former boy band Take That, said Princes William and Harry both have recommended acts that have yet to be announced, and more names will be revealed over the coming weeks. Among them, it is believed: Adele.
Barlow added that he wants the event, which will take place on a special stage based around the Queen Victoria Memorial outside the gates in front of Buckingham Palace, to have the feel of a "street party." ABC will air exclusive highlights of the concert on June 5.
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Elton John Wants to Cast Justin Timberlake in His Biopic
Originally posted 01/03/2012 04:00PM
The Rocket Man has spoken.
Elton John says he has the perfect person in mind to play him in an upcoming movie about his life, which his husband David Furnish recently called "very extraordinary and unique."
"No. 1 on my wish list is Justin Timberlake, because he played me before in a David LaChapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and was superb," John, 64, tells the Los Angeles Times.
There has been speculation about who might play John in the biopic – titled Rocketman – with Scottish actor James McAvoy recently rumored to be the frontrunner.
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Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel's Private Concert in N.Y.C.
Originally posted 10/28/2011 05:55AM
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel held court at a star-studded table during the invite-only reopening of the original Southern Hospitality on New York's Upper East Side. The on-again couple was joined by Elton John and his husband David Furnish as they watched One Republic perform a private concert, featuring all their hits. After the show, Timberlake personally poured Armand de Brignac champagne for everyone at his table – as they all toasted a friend's birthday. – Jennifer Garcia
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Elizabeth Taylor Remembered at Private Memorial for Friends, Family
Originally posted 10/16/2011 08:55PM
Close friends and family of the late Elizabeth Taylor gathered Sunday afternoon to remember the beloved Hollywood legend during a private memorial on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank, PEOPLE has learned.
With Taylor's good friend Colin Farrell hosting the 75-minute celebration in the lot's Steven J. Ross Theater, the tribute was attended by Taylor's children Michael and Christopher Wilding, Liza Tivey and Maria Burton, as well as close friends Michael Caine, stepdaughter Kate Burton and Sir Elton John, who sang a stirring rendition of "Blue Eyes" to close the program.
"To say that the world got smaller, emptier, darker and lonelier when we lost Elizabeth is an understatement," Sir Elton John told the 400 guests during his heartfelt remarks. "She was a true rock, a pioneer, a pathfinder, a trailblazer and a star who will always burn bright and always had time to laugh at herself."
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Elton John Biopic: Who Should Play the Rocker?
Originally posted 09/30/2011 10:15AM
Who can hold a candle to Elton John?
The singer's husband David Furnish recently revealed that they've started work on Rocketman, a movie about John's "very extraordinary and unique life," he tells Entertainment Weekly.
While Scottish actor James McAvoy is rumored to be the frontrunner to play Sir Elton, we've got some other ideas for the role – especially when it comes to slipping in to John's glamorous (and spangly) '70s wardrobe.
On our list: comic actor David Cross (of Arrested Development); The League's Paul Scheer, who more than bares a passing resemblance to the '70s-era star; Mike Myers, who, apart from being a comedy star, is musically-inclined; and Scottish star Ewan McGregor who's already posed as a glam rocker in Todd Haynes's Velvet Goldmine.
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Neil Patrick Harris Rocks Out at Elton John's Vegas Show
Originally posted 09/30/2011 05:40AM
Elton John had good pals Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, David Burtka, on hand at the premiere of his new show, "The Million Dollar Piano," at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Afterward, the group headed to Central Michel Richard restaurant for the afterparty, where they sipped champagne and munched on fried chicken and mashed potatoes, chocolate and fruit.
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Spotted: Elton John & David Furnish's Son Zachary Meets a Dolphin
Originally posted 09/26/2011 02:00PM
Being the son of a superstar musician definitely has its perks!
Elton John and David Furnish took their 9-month-old, Zachary, on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Georgia Aquarium last week, where the little guy got to meet a dolphin for the first time!
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Neil Patrick Harris, Elton John Take Their Babies Yachting
Originally posted 08/05/2011 08:50AM
After a cruise along the Italian Mediterranean that included a stop in Portofino for gelato, Elton John and his family played host to their close pals Neil Patrick Harris and his family in the South of France on Thursday.
Harris, 38, and partner David Burtka shared the task of carrying 10-month-old twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace from Sir Elton's yacht, while John's partner, David Furnish, kept grip on the couple's own 7-month-old son, Zachary.
"It took a bit of organization," one source tells PEOPLE, "because they had to come ashore by launch. And that has to be done very carefully with infants."
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Elton's John's Son's Breast Milk Comes via Fedex
Originally posted 04/25/2011 03:30PM
Elton John is rightly known for doing things with a flourish. And that includes delivering breast milk to his son.
"We have the breast milk Fedexed from where she is," says the musician, referring to the biological mother of his and partner David Furnish's 4-month-old son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John.
What the new parents don't have, despite British tabloid reports to the contrary, are multi-million-dollar nurseries in their homes, four nannies in service, or special baby chefs.
"We have one nanny. And we're very hands-on," John told ABC's Barbara Walters for a 20/20 interview. "And we take him to lunch."
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