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Despite badly bruising his right arm in a bicycle accident in Baguio City while conditioning for participation in a triathlon contest, Piolo Pascual will not miss the Star Magic 20th anniversary celebration in ASAP 2012 tomorrow, July 8!
Piolo will appear with cast of the flick Crazy Love. A hundred-plus stars will blaze with celebrity power as the ABS-CBN star development and management center celebrates the milestone with a family reunion and star showdowns.
Topbilled by some of Star Magic’s sturdiest and brightest names like Bea Alonzo, Diether Ocampo, Angelica Panganiban, Pokwang, Maja Salvador, Jake Cuenca, Gerald Anderson, Kim Chiu and John Lloyd Cruz, Crazy Love is definitely a must-see.
In this biggest and most awaited get-together of stars on television, Star Magic babies and song birds Dianne de la Fuente, Jan Marini, Lindsay Custodio, Denise Laurel and Nikki Gil will join Rica Peralejo, Marcelito Pomoy, Bugoy Drilon, Liezl Garcia, Erik Santos, Jed Madela, Angeline Quinto, Kaye Abad, Nyoy Volante, Yeng Constantino, Jovit Baldivino and Vina Morales in one special number.
Star Magic male groups are up next with trademark song and dance production numbers. The Hunks — Piolo, Diether, Carlos Agassi and Jericho Rosales — and The Heartthrobs John Lloyd, Sam Milby with Piolo unleash their wild side. The guys of Coverboys Zanjoe Marudo, Victor Basa, Rafael Rosell and Jake, and Teleserye Princes Sam Milby, Enchong Dee, Rayver Cruz, Xian Lim and Gerald ooze sexiness on stage.
Dance floor experts Giggerboys (Enchong Dee, Sam Concepcion, Robi Domingo, Arron Villaflor, Benjamin de Guzman and Enrique Gil), Ultimate Dancers (Rayver, Shaina Magdayao and Maja Salvador plus the Anime (Rodjun Cruz, John Wayne Sace, Emman Abeleda, Sergio Garcia, Mico Aytona, Mhyco Aquino and Rayver) convene for a special showdown.  
The much-anticipated Star Magic fashion show completes the celebration! It’s a reunion of celebrity daughters Zia Marquez, Mara Lopez, Julia and Daniella Barretto and Ciara Sotto, Ang TV alums Angelu de Leon, Gio Alvarez, Carlo Aquino, Rodney Shattara, Richie Garcia, Marc Solis and Patrick Garcia, and former Star Circle members Diego Castro, Farrah Florer, Andrea del Rosario, Maricel Morales, Wilma Doesnt and Mylene Dizon. Also joining them on the ramp are Kristine Hermosa, Bea, Angelica, Maricar Reyes, Pokwang, Jodi Sta. Maria, Rafael Rosell, Bangs Garcia, Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, Khalil Ramos, Daniel Padilla, Andi Eigenmann, Martin del Rosario, Matteo Guidicelli, Jessy Mendiola, Melissa Ricks, JM de Guzman, Empress, Ejay Falcon, Sam Concepcion, Melai Cantiveros, Bugoy Carino, Xyriel Manabat, Zaijian Jaranilla, Erich Gonzales, Kim Chiu and lots more!
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime television event!

Who will be missed
at the anniv show
Here’s the long list of the more prominent ex-members who will be missed at Star Magic’s 20th anniversary show either because of switching channels/management or inactive status: Claudine Barretto, Heart Evangelista, Marvin Agustin, Jolina Magdangal, Dennis Trillo, Bela Padilla, Sandara Park, John Lapuz, Baron Geisler, Jiro Manio, Patrick Garcia, Bernard Palanca, Dominic Ochoa, Alfred Vargas, Megan Young, Carol Banawa, Angela Antonio, Cholo Escano, Karel Marquez, Glaiza de Castro, Paula Peralejo, Aiza Marquez, Gabb Drilon, Cholo Barretto, Joross Gamboa, Justin Cuyugan, Roxanne Ginoo, Archie Alemania, Regine Tolentino, Carla Humphries, Alwyn Uytingco, AJ Dee, Wendy Valdez, Rafael Martinez, Michele Bayle, Felix Roco, Marc Acueza, Miko Palanca, Jenny Miller, Michael Agassi, Empoy, Diego Loyzaga. Those who had passed on were Rico Yan and AJ Perez.

TV5’s burning babes back in Wil Time Big Time
TV5’s burning babes Arci Muñoz, Ritz Azul, and Jasmine Curtis will open Wil Time Bigtime with a hot dance number this Saturday. Arci and Ritz were launched in the high-rating primetime drama series, Nagbabagang Bulaklak, while Jasmine in the blockbuster mini-series with David Archuleta, Nandito Ako.
Who will rule the three-way name-that-tune competition Kantanong, burning babes Arci, Ritz and Jasmine vs the divas of the comedy bar Keanna Reeves, Ate Gay and Anton Diva vs the wacky comedians of the boob tube Brod Pete, Long Mejia and Empoy?
Host Willie Revillame and co-hosts Mariel Rodriguez and Camille Villar will keep the show alive and  kicking and the big money flowing! Find out who will win the grand prize of the text promo on its last day!

Ricky Reyes turns over 2012 Hair Olympics flag
Ricky Reyes, Asia-Pacific Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association (APHCA) president, was guest of honor recently in Jakarta, Indonesia, when he turned over the ceremonial flag to signify the holding of the 16th APHCA Hair Olympics 2012 at the Jakarta Convention Center in October. Last year’s event was held in Macau.

IN/SIGHT: Why Katie
is against Scientology
 “Have you ever decided you did not like some member of your family?” “Have you ever lied to a teacher?” “Have you ever refused to obey an order from someone you should obey?” These are some of the questions asked during the interrogation of would-be members of the Church of Scientology, according to some ex-members.
The process is called “sec checking,” from which Katie Holmes, the Hollywood actress who recently divorced Tom Cruise, desperately wanted to save only daughter Suri.
She feared Tom would drag Suri through the same process, one of the reasons she broke from the Church she is steadfastly against, and ultimately Tom. Katie revealed she had witnessed in 2005 Tom’s other children join the Scientology ritual she found troubling.
Here’s how it works. The subject holds electrode handles on a device called an e-meter and is then asked a series of personal questions that help the Church locate “areas of spiritual distress.” During the process, a person called an “auditor” collects e-meter readings.

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