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Lea Michele: The New Face of CANDIE’S!

‘Glee’ star Lea Michele’s spring 2012 campaign for Candie’s launched today!

Titled “Hangin’ At Home,” the ads feature Lea making a mess in the kitchen, lounging by a pool, and being flirty in her bedroom.  The full multi-media campaign debuts this March.  Lea joins the ranks of Britney Spears, Fergie, Vanessa Hudgens, and others as the newest Candie’s spokesperson.

Lea Michele Candie's Spokesperson

Lea Michele Candie's Spokesperson

Candie’s is available exclusively at Kohl’s.  You can learn more by following Candie’s on twitter.

The 2012 Sundance Film Festival Unofficial Celebrity Party & Event Round Up

The Sundance Film Festival, as always, brought out tons of stars and Micah Jesse has your celebrity roundup of who was where and what they took home in their swag bags! Here we go…

The Bertolli Meal Soup Chalet hosted by Gen Art at the Sky Lodge brought out do-gooder stars like Anthony Mackie, Jesse Williams, Justin Long, Isla Fisher, Laura Prepon, Andy MacDowell, Ben Lyons and many more. Many of the celeb guests who came through were excited to support Bertolli’s mission (in conjunction with Feeding America) to donate 400,000 meals to the hungry by signing a ladle for the “Ladles of Love” Wall. Stars also picked up swag from SOLSTICE Sunglass Boutique, Tic-Tac Mints, and Lumene skin care products before heading back out to bear the cold. (#sp)

A cozy spot to hang out, relax, and check out some seriously amazing bands was the Bing Bar, which hosted concerts by mega artists including Wiz Khalifa, Cobra Starship, and Jason Mraz. The Bing Bar was also host to quite a few screening after parties, even getting festival founder Robert Redford to stop by.

The Talent Resources & Kari Feinstein gifting suites were host to a bevvy of stars including Tinsley Mortimer, AnnaLynne McCord, and Mario Lopez. Celeb guests such as these received clothing, gifts and goodies from Vice Merchants, Hint Water, Sean Jean, DL1961 Premium Denim, while jamming to music by DJ’s Mick Boogie and Silver Medallion.

Park City Live was host to concerts all weekend long from huge names including LMFAO’s Red Foo & The Party Rock Crew, Deadmau5, Afrojack, Ludacris, Big Sean, and OneRepublic. In between “party rocking,” the LMFAO crew was seen snacking on a variety pack of Baked By Melissa cupcakes.

PEACH PICKED! CHECK OUT OUR SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2012 PHOTO GALLERY!

Learning to ski with celebs? Sign us up! That’s what was going on at the Oakley Learn to Ride Powered by AT&T and the League of Super Fast Things event below the Hyde Lounge pop-up on Main Street. This exciting retreat brought out stars like Ryan Kwanten, Anne Heche, Sal Masekela and Mario Lopez with his beautiful wife Courtney Mazza. In between learning to ski, celebs sipped on Muscle Milk Cookies and Cream to recharge.

Nearly 80 Sundance celebs including William H. Macy, Christina Hendricks, and Ice-T stopped by the McCafé Lounge at The Village at the Lift this past weekend and participating in McCafe Project Warm Up: Lend a Hand to Warm a Heart to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). McDonald’s made an on-the-spot donation for each celebrity that stopped by to “lend a hand to warm a heart” and all of the quilt patches will now be turned into a beautiful quilt and auctioned off during the 2012 McDonald’s All American Games in March to benefit RMHC.

Stars like Elizabeth Olsen, SNL’s Will Forte and AnnaLynne McCord flocked to the Element Electronics Apres Ski Retreat to sip on specialty cocktails from The Mulberry Project, get their hair done up by Nine Zero One Salon (with products from Unite), and take home swag from IceLink Watches.

The VEVO PowerStation & SOREL Suite featuring the Fresh Lounge presented by Continuum Entertainment Group (CEG) welcomed stars like Jason Ritter, Common, Ben Flajink, Natasha Bedingfield, William H. Macy, Jon Heder, Danny Glover, Ariel Winter, and many more, who came by to pick up swag and hang out.

PEACH PICKED! CHECK OUT OUR SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2012 PHOTO GALLERY!

Christina Hendricks and husband Geoffrey Arend, Ty Burrell, Spike Lee, Eric Mabius, Jon Heder among others stopped by the Nintendo 3DS Experience at Sundance to check out the brand’s “latest and greatest.” MJ stopped by too and was blown away by the 3D-sunglasses-less visuals on the new Nintendo 3DS! (The lounge even featured specialty cocktails using Emergen-C!)

Distinguished actors Bruce Willis, Chris Kattan and an all-grown-up Joshua Jackson made appearances at Goodnight Gansevoort at The ONE Group House, where guests snacked on small bites from Baked By Melissa and STK.

Playboy and Bombay Sapphire presented the Imaginative Filmmakers Spotlight at the AXE Hair Media Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival, hosted by Anthony Mackie, and attended by guests including: Nia Vardalos, Scott Wolf, David Burtka, Edward James Olmos, Tiffany Hines, Questlove, Marshall Lewy (Writer, Director California Solo), and Sheldon Candis (Writer, Director Luv).

KEEP READING FOR MORE CELEBRITY PARTIES AND EVENTS FROM THE 2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL!

VIDEO: Micah Jesse — Skiing At Sundance 2012!

I wanted to take y’all with me down the slope so I made this pretty hilarious video while skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Utah!

The mountain was empty and the powder was perfect! If you’re a skier you’ll agree thats a pretty sweet combo.

Well anyhow I hope you like my silly video!

Hollywood Casting and Movie Release Update!

Rock of Ages

We’re rolling out a new weekly roundup on the site of who’s-in-talks-to-star-in-what and what’s-coming-out-when!

Here we go…

‘Bridesmaids’ star Kristen Wigg is in talks to star with Ben Stiller in an adaptation of ‘Walter Mitty’. The imaginative short story by James Thurber was previously released in 1947. The production is schedule to shoot in New York this April.

James Mardsen (‘X-Men’), Billy Bob Thorton, and Thomas Jane (of HBO’s ‘Hung’) are set to battle a grizzly bear! The film is an adaptation  of a book that chronicles a horrific camping trip. Mardsen and Jane play two brothers who venture into the wilderness as a means of mending their fractured relationship.

The latest Tom Cruise vehicle, an untitled sci-fi film, will costar Andrea Riseborough (who can be seen in the Madonna directed ‘W.E’) and Olga  (‘Quantum of Solance’)The eerie postapocalyptic film is set to be directed by Joseph Kosinski.

Warner Brothers has pushed back the release of Bryan Singer latest flick, Jack the Giant Killer 3D by nine months to March 22, 2013. The ‘X-Men’ director’s action epic was originally slated to hit theaters this June.

Die hard musical junkies will have to wait an extra two weeks for Rock of Ages, Though the broadway adaptation was initially set to open on June 1, 2012, that has been changed to June 15, 2012.

The latest adaptation of the King Arthur legend, starring Kit Harington and Joel Kinnaman, which was set to be released on March 15, 2013, has been postponed indefinably.

 

Celebrities “Ladle The Love” At The 2012 Sundance Film Festival!

PHOTO: Seth Browarnik/WorldRedEye.com

In between movie screenings, meetings, panels and swag suites at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, tons of celebs stopped by the Bertolli Meal Soup Chalet at Park City’s Sky Lodge to warm up with some soup and help “Ladle The Love.” Celebrity do-gooders who stopped by and signed a ladle on the “Ladles of Love” wall helped to support Bertolli’s mission to donate 400,000 meals to Feeding America.

Amazing, right????

Notables such as Justin Long (pictured above with MJ), Jesse Williams, Isla FisherLaura Prepon, Andie Macdowell, Byrdie Bell, and Seth Rogen, Ari Gaynor among many others, stopped by the Bertolli Meal Soup Chalet to relax, unwind, and warm up with a delicious bowl of soup.

“This is amazing — thank you for doing this!” said actor Justin Long before signing his ladle, in support of the “Ladles of Love” program.

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE CELEBRITY “HOT SHOTS” FROM THE BERTOLLI MEAL SOUP CHALET ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE!

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Where Were The Stars This Week?

PHOTO: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images For Talent Resources

With MicahJesse.com being first-hand at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, we are on the scene and will have all the star sightings for you!

R&B singer Mary J. Blige, clad in her winter best, stopped by the Talent Resources gifting suite and Kari Feinstein Sundance Style Lounge at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and picked up swag from DL1961 Premium Denim, Sensa Weight Loss System, Sean John, Rachel Roy jewelry, and much much more.

“Saturday Night Live” star Will Forte enjoyed a “dragon’s breath” dessert from “Top Chef” contestant Marcel Vigneron at the MorrocanOil Supper Suite at Montage Deer Valley, before a riveting performance from R&B singer Matt White.

Taylor Swift attended the Artist at the Table Dinner and Discussion during Day One of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah at The Shop! Other arrivals spotted: Elijah Wood and Emma Roberts!

Sean Kingston, Chris Brown, Steve Angello and Deadmau5 all came out for sbe’s, Tony Daly’s birthday party at the nightlife group’s newest LA venue, Greystone Manor Supperclub on this week, where Soulja Boy performed a variety of songs including his hit, “Crank Dat,” and aerialists and cage dancers hyped up the crowd.

Tina Fey was posing with her cute daughter at the HBO Luxury Lounge featuring L’oreal Paris and New Era cap. Also including an image of Sara Rue and Andie MacDowell with Ms. Golden Globes picking up Brahmin bags at HBO Luxury Lounge featuring L’Oreal Paris and New Era cap.

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky were spotted on a luxury yacht this week while vacationing in St. Barts. The couple joined Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso for the outing! Seems like a fun cruise!

Rachel McAdams was spotted leaving Radio One in London, England this week. McAdams was joined by her hunky co-star Channing Tatum for a sit-down interview regarding their upcoming film “The Vow.”

KEEP READING FOR MORE STAR SIGHTINGS THIS WEEK…

Kyle Richards: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends!

PHOTO: Frances Iacuzzi Photography

Kyle Richards gets by with a little of her friends!

The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, who dazzled in jewelry from Jacob & Co., took over the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA in celebration of her very first book “Life Is Not A Reality Show.”

Kyle’s ultimate goal for her book is to build confidence in her readers and provide advice on successful relationships, fashion, and beauty tips. Most importantly, she created the book to share her experiences with her daughters and their families to come.

Love that!

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