Buzz Briefs: Brangelina, Mariah Carey

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Brangelina's Hospital Warns Against Faked Photos

The hospital where Angelina Jolie will give birth says the windows of her room have been coated with a special material that prevents paparazzi from taking pictures of her and Brad Pitt.

The Lenval hospital in Nice in southern France says photos purporting to show Jolie and Pitt in their room have appeared in magazines and on the Internet. The hospital says the photos are fakes, either manipulated or showing other patients at the hospital.

The hospital's statement Wednesday said that it is "totally impossible" to see inside the couple's room from the outside, because the windows have been covered with an insulating material lenses cannot see through.

Jolie is expecting twins. She has been resting and been monitored by doctors in the hospital ahead of the birth.


Mariah Speaks Out About Nick Cannon's Proposal

Mariah Carey says before meeting husband Nick Cannon, she went through such low times that she "always wanted to be kidnapped. I just wanted a way out, but I didn't have one," she said.

Ten years after her split with ex-husband Tommy Mottola, Cannon came to the rescue and whisked her up in a whirlwind romance. "We really kept the whole relationship aspect of it quiet," Carey said.

While hanging out on the rooftop of her Manhattan apartment, Cannon popped the question with a 17-carat diamond hidden inside a candy ring pop.

"They've been calling me Cinderella since I first started out," she says of the fairytale-worthy proposal. "Most people would think, Okay, please! This doesn't happen in real life."

A few days later, Carey got her wish, a kidnapping, and a second proposal. "He sort of kidnapped me and took me on a helicopter ride," she says. "Then he re-proposed."


Brie Larson To Star In New Series Written By Oscar Winner

Brie Larson has landed a co-starring role on Showtime's new series "United States of Tara."

"Tara," written by Oscar-winning "Juno" scribe Diablo Cody, is a single-camera comedy starring Toni Collette as Tara, a wife and mother with dissociative identity disorder.

Larson will play Tara's smart, confident 17-year-old daughter Kate, who struggles with her mother's disorder while rebelling against the world with her own issues.

John Corbett co-stars as Tara's husband and Kate's father.

Production is slated to begin during the summer in Los Angeles.


Bio Channel Premieres New Talk Show Hosted By William Shatner

Emmy-Award winner William Shatner, known for his roles in "Star Trek" and "Boston Legal," is using his sharp intellect and witty commentary in a new original talk show for the Bio Channel, "Shatner's Raw Nerve."

The show will capture America's most intriguing people at their most unexpected. Each episode's guests will be grilled by Shatner to the point of touching a "Raw Nerve."

Shatner plans to make the show unpredictable, by working his magic on each guest in his own unique way. Guests include John Voight, Jimmy Kimmel, Judge Judy, Jenna Jameson, Leonard Nimoy, Kelsey Grammer, Valerie Bertinelli and much, much more.

"Shatner's Raw Nerve" debuts Tuesday, August 19 at 10pm.


Barrymore And Long Split

A spokesperson for Drew Barrymore confirms that she and Justin Long have broken up.

Barrymore, 33, and Long, 30, costar in the upcoming film "He's Just Not That Into You," where the two started getting serious.

In the March issue of Vogue, Barrymore said of the relationship, "My cheeks hurt, I'm so happy."