Tiger Woods‘ ex-wife Elin Nordegren is quietly selling all the jewelry her errant husband gave her while they were married – and she doesn’t want anyone to know it belonged to her.
According to the celebrity website janetcharltonshollywood, Nordegren wants to get rid of the jewelry that reminds her of her marriage so she’s having Sotheby’s do the job.
She reportedly instructed the auction house that it be sold “without provenance” – even though it might attract a higher bid if buyers knew where it came from.
Much of her collection will be in an upcoming auction, the website says. Sotheby’s website says that the next auction will be Nov. 30.
Katy Perry and Russell Brand have arrived in India, where Perry is asking for privacy on what is expected to be the couple’s wedding weekend.
“Greatest gift u can give us is respect & ? during this private X,” the pop star Tweeted, as photos of the couple arriving at an Indian airport emerged.
Brand, 35, and Perry, who turns 26 on Monday, have been counting down to their wedding day following Perry’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas last month.
Beyoncé Knowles is pregnant with her first child, according to Us Weekly.
The 29-year-old singer is in her first trimester, according to sources. And it doesn’t sound like the bundle of joy was necessarily planned.
“B was shocked. She loves kids, but she wasn’t ready to be a mother just yet,” one source told the magazine. “She really wanted to get her album done and tour the world again.”
Beyoncé’s little sis, Solange, who has a six-year-old herself, said, “She’s got the most beautiful heart. She’ll be a great mom.”
Friends of their family have also begun to express their support.
Record exec Kevin Liles said rapper Jay-Z, who married the celeb in 2008, will be a great father.
“Jay has been all about family since I met him, and he’s always going to be,” Liles said.
Elton John says he’s heartbroken by a mean tone that he says is enveloping America.
John spoke at his annual Elton John AIDS Foundation benefit Monday night and honored the memory of AIDS activist Ryan White, who died 20 years ago. The teen contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion and faced ostracism and discrimination. White worked to combat prejudice and ignorance associated with the disease until his death.
John and White became close friends during White’s crusade; John said White is the reason why he started his foundation, which has doled out tens of millions of dollars to AIDS-related causes.
However, the legendary singer said some things have not changed since White died in 1990.
“I’m saddened and disturbed to realize we are still dealing with the same problems,” John said.
“Ryan White was an amazing boy who had no prejudice, no bitterness,” he added. “God do we need that kind of thing in America at this moment.” The British superstar professed his love for the United States, but said there is an increasing hostility in the country that “breaks my heart.” Speaking before a crowd that included Hugh Jackman, Anderson Cooper, Christina Ricci and Billie Jean King, John condemned people who say “ridiculous horrible things” without thinking of the consequences of what they are saying.
— The Associated Press also contributed to this report
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