Basic NSync
As we say “Bye Bye Bye” to this decade, look at which band had the No. 1 album of the ’00s. NSync’s 2000 record “No Strings Attached” topped the list, according to billboard.com. (Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” was the top song of the decade.) Here is a look at the rest of the Top 6 albums — Top 6 so we could include Brit, of course — from the past 10 years.
1. No Strings Attached
NSYNC
2. Confessions
Usher
3. The Eminem Show
Eminem
4. Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
5. Human Clay
Creed
6. Oops! … I Did It Again
Britney Spears
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“South Africa had the greatest political leader in the world in our lifetime. Period.”
— Matt Damon (left), who plays South African rugby team captain Francois Pienaar in the film “Invictus,” of Nelson Mandela (right), according to foxnews.com
Touchy feely
Romance — or something — must be in the air, because there’s been some PDA going around. First up, Bradgelina. Even chatting up Muhammad Ali at the UNICEF Ball on Thursday night couldn’t keep Angelina Jolie from running her fingers through Brad Pitt’s hair (above) and gazing at him, according to usmagazine.com. And Miley Cyrus, rumored to be dating Liam Hemsworth, was photographed kissing him in the middle of the Champs-Elysees while in Paris on Thursday, Us says. Get a room, people.
‘Flight’ canceled
“The Flight of the Conchords” has been grounded. The creators of the musical HBO comedy series — Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement and James Bobin — made the announcement on their Web site, according to hollywoodreporter.com. “We’re very proud of the two seasons we made, and we like the way the show ended,” they wrote.
HOT DIGIT
28
Number of years Elite modeling agency has been in Chicago. The agency announced Thursday it is converting into a women’s fashion boutique agency called Factor Women.
Mommy next door
Former “Girls Next Door” star Kendra Wilkinson and her NFL star husband, Hank Baskett, welcomed a son early Friday, according to cnn.com. The boy’s name: Hank Randall Baskett IV. In other baby news, Michelle Duggar delivered a baby girl through an emergency C-section on Thursday evening, people.com reported. That’s baby No. 19 for the star of the TLC reality show “18 Kids and Counting.” Both mother and daughter were in stable condition Friday, the site said.
