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Magician David Blaine beat the world’s record for breath holding on Oprah today. Blane was submerged in a water-filled sphere during the live broadcast, and held his breath for an astonishing 17 minutes and 4 seconds. That beat the previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds, set by Switzerland’s Peter Colat, according to Guinness World Records.  I can’t believe that someone can hold their breath for even 10 minutes!

Before his attempt, Blaine inhaled pure oxygen for 23 minutes, while a Guinness World Records judge was on hand to certify the feat. While training, Blaine said he would meditate to lower his heart rate. But under the spotlight of a live studio audience, and with a record at stake, Blaine admitted he had trouble forgetting his surroundings. For most of the attempt, his heart rate was over 100 beats per minute, then started dropping and fluctuating rapidly during the last 2 1/2 minutes.

He told Oprah, “I can’t believe that I did that.” Winfrey told Blaine, however, the endurance feat was “nerve-racking to witness.”
Next Blaine said he plans to try to break the world record for staying awake. The current record is 11 1/2 days. Crazy, crazy man!

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Star Magazine claims Katie Holmes recently spent 3 days at Gold Base, the Scientology compound in Hemet, CA for being a misbehaving wife. Tom supposedly banished Katie to the compound, because she wanted to go to NYC by herself and star on Broadway. After two failed marriages Cruise went to a lot of trouble to find the perfect Scientology wife, and he’s not about to let her start thinking for herself now, the story basically goes! The source said the boot camp puts the camper through a battery of tests and purification: 

“various tests, confession sessions, tons of reading and physically challenging purification processes. Tom insists that auditing and purification practices are incredibly beneficial to Scientologists at all levels.”

One of the auditing sessions reportedly lasts 36 hours with little sleep and food. I kind of find it hard to believe Katie would put up with going to boot camp but these stories are more entertaining and imaginative then an L. Ron Hubbard  book.

InTouch Weekly has Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer on their cover and inside, laying together in Miami. The pictures are from Jen and John’s Miami date over the weekend. Supposedly they’ve been on three dates together and Mayer is crazy about Jen, which means he’s about to dump her! The three dates with the same man is also a recent record for Jen. Usually her publicist only asks of her to go on one date, but perhaps times are hard.  Supposedly friends are warning Jen that John has a record of leaving women heartbroken, but perhaps the same could be said of her as well.  It will be interesting to see if this Miami liaison is the last we see of these two together or not.

Japan’s famous giant panda, Ling Ling, has died of heart failure today at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. Ling Ling was 22 years and seven months old equivalent to about 70 human years.  Ling Ling was removed from public viewing two days ago, because he was suffering from heart and kidney failure.  Mourners said a prayer for Ling Ling and placed flowers at a makeshift altar near his enclosure.

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Jessica Simpson is featured on Glamour magazine, on newsstands next Tuesday.  In the interview she descibes how  she meet Dallas Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo, and how much he has helped her reinvigorate herself after after two years of bad movies and bad press.

Jessica gives the intimate details of how the two met, starting with Tony’s television confession that she was his celebrity crush two years ago and how he e-mailed her dad telling him his daughter was “cute.”

Simpson told Glamour:

“Then he e-mailed me and we flirted over e-mail and on the phone. We got to know each other by talking, which I think is the best way,”

She said the first they met in person at a hotel in Dallas, she was very nervous:

“I had butterflies that you would not imagine. I wanted to puke in the cupholder.”

On their first dinner date that night, the football player busted a quick move, leaned across the table and kissed her in the middle of the restaurant, taking Simpson by surprise.

“I said, ‘Were you just trying to kiss me in front of all these people?’…I was taken aback by someone wanting to kiss me in public. Because normally people are ashamed.”

While Jessica hasn’t been much of a good luck charm when watching her quarterback on the field, she Simpson credits her athlete beau for helping her reinvent herself:

“He made me feel comfortable [being myself] again,”

“This article could come out and Tony and I could be broken up, but he still deserves all the accolades for bringing me back to who I am.”

Of her past loves, Simpson almost sounds like Goldilocks and the Three Bears; saying that with ex-hubby, Nick Lachey, she felt competition because they were both musicians; and with brainy singer/songwriter John Mayer, she felt like she had to be “more intellectual.” but with Tony Romo everything is “just right”.

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Tuesday night on Dance with the Stars had an obvious candidate for elimination Cristian de la Fuente, who injured his arm Monday during his samba routine. After a trip to the hospital, he was back on the ballroom floor Tuesday awaiting his “Dancing” fate. An MRI revealed the actor suffered a ruptured tendon on his left biceps that requires surgery. However, de la Fuente said his doctors would delay the surgery if he made it through to the next round. And somewhat surprisingly he and partner Cheryl Burke did!

Shannon Elizabeth however did not fare so well, as she and partner (and perhaps lover) Derek Hough were voted off. The 34-year-old actress, who cried at the judges’ harsh remarks last week, was sent packing after a better performance where the pair earned 51 out of 60 points for their two dances Monday.

“The show has been amazing. I’ve learned a lot,” she said as her professional partner, Derek Hough, stood by her side. “I’ve made a friend for life, and hopefully a bunch of friends for life, and I’ll be here to support everyone as much as I can.”

Five celebrity contestants remain, including Taylor, Yamaguchi, de la Fuente, R&B singer Mario and Broadway star Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Marlee Matlin, Priscilla Presley, Adam Carolla, Steve Guttenberg, Monica Seles and Penn Jillette have already been eliminated.

Tuesday’s show also featured a performance by ’80s rockers Def Leppard, who sang their classic hit “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and their new single, “Nine Lives.”

Former “Dancing With the Stars” contestants Jerry Rice and Kenny Mayne added a dose of silliness to the results show with their “DanceCenter” segment, a parody of ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

Next week, DWTS celebrates its 100th episode with musical guest Rascal Flatts and returning stars Mario Lopez, Melanie “Mel B” Brown, Sabrina Bryan, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Fatone, Master P, Jerry Rice, Jane Seymour, Jerry Springer and Wayne Newton.

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