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Despite reports back in August claiming that Brenda Song and fiancéTrace Cyrus (Miley's bro!) were expecting their first child together, Song was out and about in L.A. last night showing no signs of a bun in the oven.
In fact...
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The 23-year-old actress showed up to MetroPCS' launch of the new Huewei M835 phone in a fitted black dress with no baby bump in sight.
Song stayed tight-lipped when we asked about her engagement, only saying, "I don't really like to talk about my personal life, but thank you."
Inside the bash, a bubbly and cheerful Song hung out and chatted with friends in a VIP area. Although Cyrus was not by her side, Song was wearing her sparkling engagement ring.
While neither Song nor Cyrus have ever confirmed or denied the baby rumors, the Disney star's mother, Mai Song, told Star magazine in September that her daughter was in fact not pregnant.
Sounds like Miley Cyrus may not becoming an aunt so soon after all.
Song isn't the only star we've spotted out on the town...
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Russell Brand was honored as Man of the Year at Friendly House's 22nd Annual Gala Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Joe Jonas and Shenae Grimes partied it up at the Guess? and GQ Celebration Party at the Sayers Club in Hollywood.
Marcia Cross treated herself to manicure and pedicure spa treatments at the Nail Garden in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood.
Dave and Odette Annable and Aaron Paul attended the Ermenegildo Zegna andVanity Fair benefit for the Art of Elysium's documentary film project in Beverly Hills.
Emma Roberts and Olivia Munn celebrated the Levi's new spring 2012 collection at Stage 37 in NYC.
Coming up, pianist Lang Lang will perform "Marilyn's Theme" at the AFI Fest premiere of My Week With Marilyn on Sunday in Hollywood.
For as long as she can remember, Brenda Song has wanted to be an actress. “My imagination, as a child, was huge,” she recalls. “It’s all I wanted to do.” With parents who were “supportive of anything,” Brenda got her first role at age five doing a commercial for Little Caesars. A few short years later, a manager introduced Brenda to Elizabeth Sung, who at the time was directing a short autobiographical film and looking to cast someone as her younger self. Sung had met with 20 girls when Brenda came along.
“She came in confident,” says Sung. “She was very focused, and it was very obvious that she loved what she was doing.” Unafraid, Brenda took the stage and impressed Sung with her “spontaneity, sense of ease, and playfulness.” Sung remembers an innate quality in Brenda that helped her stand out as a “smart, intelligent girl that talks to you like she’s a little adult.” She became the first director to cast Brenda in a film, giving the then seven-year-old a role in her short film “Requiem.”
From there, Brenda was on her path to fame. She signed a contract with Disney in 2002, and has been a familiar face on the small screen ever since. Judy Taylor, the vice president of casting and talent relations at Disney, remembers her initial meeting with Brenda and the way the actress lit up any room she walked into. “She’s completely engaging, and you want to spend time with her,” Taylor says. On top of that, Taylor recognized that even at age 14, Brenda was a talented actress who was great with comedy.
But eliciting laughs wasn’t Brenda’s only skill. As a young girl, Brenda’s mother wanted her and her brother to participate in extracurriculars. Brenda begged to take ballet, while her younger brother Timmy was set on taekwondo. However, “my mom only wanted to take us to one place,” she says. And since it was unlikely that Timmy would join ballet class, Brenda had to tag along to taekwondo. “I cried all the way through my first class,” she says. But eventually, she fell in love with it—while Timmy quit halfway through, Brenda went on to get a black belt. Her unique athletic ability made her a prime candidate for her first starring role in a movie as Wendy Wu, a girl who revisits her Chinese heritage and uses martial arts to save the world. According to Lydia Look, one of the script’s cowriters, the directors of “Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior”were having trouble finding a suitable actor with both the comedic presence and taekwondo ability to play the main character, originally named Kenny Lu. “Brenda was originally brought in to play the [supporting] monk’s role,” says Look. “We started training with her in martial arts, and that’s when we realized that she should be Kenny Lu.” They quickly switched things around and offered Brenda the lead in the movie. “She had the perfect combination of wit and martial arts,” said Look. The movie was such a hit that a sequel—in which Wendy Wu returns to China—is currently in the works.
Brenda’s agenda doesn’t stop there, though. After a successful run on “The Suite Life” as hotel heiress London Tipton, she has a starring role in its spinoff, “The Suite Life on Deck.” As one of the more seasoned actresses on set, Brenda has taken on a sisterly role, serving as a mentor for some of the younger actresses such as Debby Ryan, who is five years younger than her. At their first meeting, Debby remembers being starstruck and nervous about sharing a stage with someone she had watched on TV growing up. “She teaches me new things every day,” says Debby. She adds that Brenda’s calm presence keeps the younger actors grounded on the set. “She watches out for us, and I can’t think of a better female coworker to have.”
While acting is Brenda’s first love, she loves to read, cook, and bake in what little spare time she has. She separates her professional and personal life by making a conscious effort to draw a definitive line between the two. “I’m 20 years old,” says Brenda. “I want to go have fun, to be able to go to the movies with my brothers.” Most of her free time is spent with her family, especially younger brothers Timmy, 18, and sous-chef Nathan, 12, whom she affectionately calls Nay-nay. Though the two drive her insane—like all little brothers do—all three are extremely good friends. When Timmy turned 18 and graduated from high school in the same week, Brenda remembers tearing up at the idea of her younger brother growing up so quickly. Luckily for her, he’ll be attending college in California, close to the family.
As for Brenda, she manages to squeeze in courses at UC Berkeley while the cameras aren’t rolling. Her best friend Danielle Panabaker, who she met on the set of “Stuck in the Suburbs,” had taken courses in psychology and suggested the same for Brenda. Brenda fell in love with the subject after taking an elective in high school and now plans to get her bachelor’s degree in psychology. “It works hand-in-hand with my acting,” says Brenda. “It teaches you why people do certain things, and it helps me get into character.” Brenda’s dad is a secondary school teacher, so the importance of education has been drilled into Brenda since she was young. “It’s a personal endeavor for me,” she says. “Education is the one thing that no one can take away from you. It’s what you learn, and what you take from it.”
Understanding the importance of education isn’t the only thing Brenda’s learned from her parents. Brenda is half Hmong and half Thai, and while she loves being American, she’s also very attached to her parents’ native cultures. Her dad only speaks Hmong at home, so Brenda has picked up the language. “I speak it with a little bit of my valley girl accent,” she jokes. “It’s such a close-knit culture, and very family-oriented. As with many Asian cultures, no matter where you branch off, you’re family.” Brenda also laughingly admits that her favorite part about the Hmong culture is the food. “There’s a chicken drumstick dish where they stuff it with noodles,” she says. “It’s my favorite dish.”
Like many others, growing up as an Asian American was both a challenge and a blessing for Brenda. “Being an actress is difficult,” says Brenda. “Sometimes they won’t look at you because you don’t have blue eyes and blond hair, and it’s 10 times as hard to get through the door.”
But Brenda is realistic about the industry. “Sometimes they’re just not looking for an Asian actress,” she says. “That was difficult when I was younger, but it’s all part of the job.” And in true Brenda style, she takes everything in stride. “At the end of the day, it makes you a better person. You can’t think of yourself as an Asian American actress. It’s not about what you look like, it’s about what you do … and who you are as a person.” Though Brenda doesn’t believe that she’s faced much discrimination as an actress, director Elizabeth Sung thinks that isn’t the case for most Asian American actors. “Brenda is a special case,” she says about the young girl she discovered in 1995. “Her talent cuts through all doors—it just knocks them down. It’s credit to Brenda’s unique talent.” Even at six years old, Brenda told Sung on the set of “Requiem” that she wanted to be a director one day. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s a show-runner one day,” says Sung. “She will be the role model that inspires a lot more young Brendas to come.”
How does Brenda feel about being a role model to young girls everywhere, from budding Disney stars to young Asian American girls with dreams of acting? “Oh goodness,” she says. “I hope I can set a good example. If I can do it, anyone can. I’m living my dream every single day.”
Trace Cyrus and Brenda Song split up over three years ago, but it looks like their love might still be alive!
The former Disney star snapped a sweet shot with Miley Cyrus' half-brother of the two smiling at the beach and HOLDING HANDS.
[ Related: Trace Couldn't Get Into A Bar Because Of His Tattoos! ]
She shared the snap on Instagram Tuesday, but left it caption-less. Hmmmmmmm!
And to make things MORE inneresting, this is happening after Brenda used the photo-sharing site last month to clear up rumors that she had been pregnant with Trace's baby back in the day!
She has since deleted the photo, but captioned the shot:
"I usually never speak of my personal life, but I'd like to clear up some rumors. I apologize for not clearing this up sooner and for the continual defame that these lies have caused @TraceCyrus. We may no longer be together but I hope he can forgive me and I wish him nothing but the best."
Trace even commented on the pic before she deleted it, and it wasn't pretty! A screenshot of the snap shows that the Metro Station rocker wrote:
"Yes they were lies THAT U MADE UP and told me, my entire family and all our friends."
Wow! We can't believe that drama only happened recently and here they are cheesin' away, having fun in the sun!
We're so happy they were able to work it out though, because we're pretty sure they're OTP.
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress,
model, voice actor, host, and singer. Song started in show business as a
child fashion model. After many commercials and television roles during
the late 1990s, Song won a Young Artist Award for her work in The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000).
In 2005, Song was selected for a role in the Emmy-nominated Disney series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in which she played hotel heiress London Tipton. Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for her part in the series. Song continues portraying the character in The Suite Life on Deck. The Suite Life series is one of Disney Channel's most successful and top rated series.
Her fame increased after she played the title role in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[2][3]
Song connected emotionally with the lead character struggling to keep
her heritage. The film was one of the top rated Disney Channel Original
Movies with over 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere,[4] and Song will reprise her role as Wendy Wu in the film's sequel. TV Guide listed her in its 2008 "13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch".[5] In December 2008, Song was cast as the female lead in the 2009 science fiction feature film, Boogie Town in which she portrays Natalie. The film's release date has been postponed due to Song's schedule.[6]
Early life
Song was born in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Hmong father and a Thai mother who had been adopted by a Hmong family.[1]
Her paternal grandparents were from the Xiong clan but changed their
last name to Song when the family immigrated to the United States.[1] Her parents were born in Asia and met as adults in Sacramento. Her father works as a schoolteacher and her mother is a homemaker. She has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan.[7][8]
When she was six years old, Song moved with her mother to Los Angeles
to support her acting career; the rest of the family followed two years
later. As a young girl, Song wanted to do ballet, while her younger
brother wanted to take taekwondo.
She said, "my mom only wanted to take us to one place" so they settled
on taekwondo. Although Song cried all the way through her first class,[9] she now holds a black belt
in taekwondo. Song was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade.
She was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma at age 16,[1][7] then took courses at a community college and online from the University of California, Berkeley[7] with a major in psychology[1] and a minor in business.[10]
Acting
Early work
Brenda Song started in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco after being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school.[11] She began acting at age five or six in a Little Caesars commercial,[7][12] and then a Barbie commercial.[7] She had a small role in two episodes of the television program Thunder Alley. She also had a small role on Fudge, where she played Jenny.
She was in the 1995 Requiem, an AFI student short film by actress Elizabeth Sung.
"She came in confident [at the auditions]. She was very focused, and it
was very obvious that she loved what she was doing," said Sung.[9] The seven-year-old Song played a young version of "Fong", who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita. The film won a CINE Golden Eagle award.[13]
Following this, she was in another short film directed by Elizabeth Sung called The White Fox.[1] Her theatrical film debut was in Santa with Muscles, a 1996 independent film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. After a small role in Leave It to Beaver (1997), she acted in television, appearing in Nickelodeon's100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999) as Sariffa Chung. After this she had a number of small parts in series such as 7th Heaven, Judging Amy, ER, Once and Again and Bette, where she met Ashley Tisdale.
Two of Song's early roles led to recognition in the Young Artist Awards. She starred in the 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie The Ultimate Christmas Present, which won her the award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress".[14] Her 2002 appearance on The Bernie Mac Show led to a nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress".[15] In the same year, she was in the family film Like Mike, which grossed over $50 million.[16] The film stars rapper Bow Wow as an orphan who can suddenly play NBA-level
basketball. Song plays the character Reg Stevens. Although the film was
criticized for its "frightening myths about adoption",[17] it was successful enough to spawn a sequel, although Song was not in it.
In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney[9] and appeared in Get a Clue. After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in Disney Channel shows such as That's So Raven, and play minor roles in many American sitcoms. She played a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes in 2004 and 2005. In late 2004, Song co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs, portraying Natasha Kwon-Schwartz.[18] The TV premiere received 3.7 million viewers.[19] She said later: "When Stuck came out it was crazy 'cause we went to Six Flags and we were there and so many kids recognized us from Stuck in the Suburbs, I'm like wow that movie must have done really well."[20] That year, Song posed for the cover of Teen People with Get a Clue co-star Lindsay Lohan.
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
In 2005, Song got the role of the spoiled heiress London Tipton in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The role was named "Paris" in an early script and is an allusion to "Paris Hilton" (London spoofing Paris, and Tipton is the name of the hotel her father owns in the show).[7][21][22] She got the role without an audition,[23] and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale working in the show.[18] Song says "London is my fantasy person, I wish I could be her. I wish I had her closet."[7]
The show premiered on the Disney Channel on March 18, 2005,
receiving 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for
the Disney Channel in 2005.[24]
In 2007, the show was the top rated television program among children
aged 6 to 11 and was the second top rated television program for
children aged 9 to 14.[25] Song's participation in the show led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and ten.[26]
The series eventually earned a 2007 Young Artist Award for "Best Family Television Series (comedy)",[27]Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Children's Program" (twice)[28] and "Outstanding Choreography",[29] and three Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award nominations for "Favorite TV show" in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[30] In 2006, Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for "Outstanding Newcomer" for her part in the series.[31]
After she started on the Suite Life series, Song became a regular on the Disney Channel and had a voice role in Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long series. In 2006, Song had a voice-over role in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen, which also featured the voices of fellow Disney stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse and Emily Osment. She later starred in an online series called London Tipton's Yay Me! based on the episode "Tiptonline" on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Song's first starring role as the title character was in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior,[32] which had over 5.7 million viewers at its premiere.[11] At first, Wendy Wu
was planned to be a comedy, but the directors of the film were having
trouble finding a suitable actor with both the comedic presence and
taekwondo ability to play the main character, originally named Kenny Lu.
Lydia Cook, one of the films's directors said, "Brenda was originally
brought in to play the [supporting] monk’s role. We started training
with her in martial arts, and that’s when we realized that she should be
Kenny Lu. They quickly switched things around and offered Brenda the
lead in the movie. She had the perfect combination of wit and martial
arts."[9]
According to The New York Times, the film became a "star vehicle" for Song.[7]
The film was about an average, popular Chinese-American teenager whose
life is turned upside down by a visit from a young Chinese monk (Shin Koyamada).
The monk claims she is the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior
and the only person who can prevent an ancient evil spirit from
destroying the world.
In a second story line, Wendy and most of her
family struggle with keeping their culture and heritage.[33] Song felt she could relate to the message since she knew little about her own people before making the film.[7] She said: "I really identified with Wendy because I don’t want to not know where I came from".[34] To promote the film, she posed for the cover of Seventeen, Teen People, Teen, Seventeen Malaysia and several other magazines,[35] and traveled to Malaysia, Singapore, and Costa Rica.[36]
UltimateDisney.com called the role "a strong departure from her flaky London Tipton character in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", adding that Song "shows in this movie that she no longer has to restrict herself to playing the dumb one."[32]Allmovie described Song as a "charming and appealing personality, even when playing a shallow airhead".[37]
While commending Disney for the strong Asian cast, a BellaOnline
review noted that that it is rare to see a female martial arts star with
a black belt.[38] Song did most of her own stunt work for the film with guidance from Koichi Sakamoto, executive producer for the Power Rangers series. Song was inspired to endure the stunt training by the way her mother dealt with breast cancer in 2005.[11] Disney Channel executive vice president Gary Marsh called the film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and said of Song: "She's incredibly talented, she's smart. She adds diversity to our network, and she's a real kid."[33]
Following her role in Wendy Wu, Song had a small role in the Walt Disney Pictures film College Road Trip with Raven-Symoné and Martin Lawrence. In its opening weekend in March 2008, the film grossed $13.6 million, ranking #2 at the box office.[39] The film grossed $45 million in the United States and $6 million outside the United States.[40] Although it earned a Teen Choice Award nomination for "choice movie comedy",[41] the acting was panned and the film mainly received negative reviews. A Daily Mail
review said the film was "one of those churn-'em-out Disney comedies in
which every performer seems to be competing to give the most annoying
performance in cinematic history."[42]
After being a captain for three years in the Disney Channel Games, she was featured in Studio DC: Almost Live with other Disney stars. Song had a cameo in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock credited as "Girl near lake".[43] She also had minor voice roles in Phineas & Ferb and The Emperor's New School. She starred in the Lifetime Movie Network telefilm Special Delivery,[44] a film about bonded courier, Maxine (Lisa Edelstein), who is forced to take care of a 14-year old troubled teen, Alice (Song). The Daily Record called it a "likeable comedy".[45]
She returned as London Tipton in a 2008 Suite Life spin-off called The Suite Life on Deck.[46] The show's premiere on the Disney Channel drew 5.7 million viewers,[47] and it became the most-watched series premiere on Canada's Family channel.[48] The show became 2008's highest-rated scripted series among children aged 6 to 11 and among tweens.[49] Disney ordered a second season for the series.[50]
A Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior sequel, starring Song and Koyamada, started filming in 2008.[51] Song starred as Paige in a December 2008 animated TV special for NBC, "Macy's Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York".[52] The animated TV special is about a friendly New York cab driver (Danny DeVito) who tells a magical story to two sisters (Song and Rachel Shier).[53] The TV special received 5 million viewers.[54] In late 2008, Song made a special appearance at the grand opening of the RTA HealthLine in Cleveland.[55]
Song started filming Boogie Town with Marques Houston and Vanessa Simmons. The film is a modern day West Side Story and is set in a futuristic New York City,
where dancing battles have been strictly prohibited. The film is about
Micah (Houston) who falls in love with Natalie (Song) and the two become
a modern Romeo and Juliet.
The film is distributed by Vivendi Entertainment and was scheduled to
be released in the summer of 2009 but the film's shooting and release
date have been postponed due to Song's schedule.[56][6] The film was shot in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Song was part of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars,
a group of performers from several different Disney Channel television
series. She took part in the recording and music video of a version of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes". The recording was included on both the special edition Cinderella DVD and on the DisneyMania 4 CD. The album CD was released in April 2005 under the Walt Disney Records label and peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200, and #2 on the Top Kids Audio chart[57] and Top Compilation Albums chart.[58]
In 2004, Song appeared in Jesse McCartney's music video for "Good Life". Film clips from Stuck in the Suburbs, which included Song, appeared in music videos for Anneliese van der Pol's song "Over It" and Taran Killam's
"More Than Me", "On Top of the World" and "Make a Wish". In 2007, Song
filmed a music video for "Open Up Your Eyes" which was featured in her
movie, Holidaze. She recorded a song for Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior called "I'm Not That Girl", which aired on Radio Disney and was on the Wendy Wu DVD. In the Suite LifeHigh School Musical themed episode, Song performed "Bop To The Top" and "Really Great". "Really Great" became the theme song for the online series, London Tipton's Yay Me!. She also sang "Bling Is My Favourite Thing" on another Suite Life episode.
Ian Scott wrote and produced demo songs for her.[59] The songs are credited to Mark Jackson Productions, which is associated with Warner Bros. Records.
Public image
In 2006, Song was hostess for the "A World Of Change" annual charity
fashion show to benefit Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services.[60] She supported the 10th Annual L.A. Cancer Challenge, and was part of the Disney Channel Games which supported various charities including Make-a-Wish Foundation and UNICEF.[61] In 2008, Song was part of the "Power of Youth carnival", a benefit for the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.[62] In 2006 and 2007, she participated in the YMCA Healthy Kids Day in Chicago.[63] She began hosting a Disney special daily segment called Pass the Plate in 2007, in which she helps children and their families learn more about nutrition and healthy food.[64] The series is produced in ten countries in association with Disney Channel.[65] Song returned for the second season of the miniseries.
In 2006, a series of articles by Scholastic
included facts about Song and mathematical guidance from her. The first
article in the series was "Maths Spotlight on... Brenda Song".
Song also appeared alongside Paula Abdul
and several other celebrities in a "Our Time to Vote" commercial which
aimed to encourage American citizens to vote during the 2008
presidential election.[66]
In 2009, Song participated in the "Diet Pepsi Easter Holiday House"
event. She decorated an egg at the event which was sold in an online
auction benefiting Feeding America.[67]
According to Time, Song is one of the three Disney starlets who have not been involved in the Hollywood party girl scene, along with Hilary Duff and Raven-Symoné. Asiance Magazine calls her a "great role model" for young girls.[68]
She said in 2005: "Besides Hollywood grand-openings and award shows, I
try to stay away from the parties. It’s so easy to be swept away from
that whole scene because it’s expected of you. I’ve never drank or
smoked in my entire life, but I’ve seen 15-year-olds drinking and
smoking and I just think that’s gross."[1]
On being a young role model to kids, Song said: "Oh goodness, I hope I
can set a good example. If I can do it, anyone can. I’m living my dream
every single day."[9]
In 2006, Song was named the "Queen of Disney" by Cosmogirl Magazine due to her major contributions on the Disney Channel.[69] Song ranked ninth in Netscape's 2007 "Top 10 Pretty Petites in Entertainment",[70] was voted one of AOL's "Top 20 Tween (and Teen) TV Stars",[71] and was ranked #3 on Maxim's Asian Hot 100 of 2008 list.[72] Song was also ranked #45 in AIM's "Top 100 Celebs Under 25" list.[73]TV Guide listed her in its 2008 list of "13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch".[5] In 2009, Song was featured in Celebuzz's "Rising Stars" list,[74] and has been described as one of "young Hollywood’s most promising rising stars".[75]
In June 2009, Song underwent LASIK eye surgery.[76] Song is a spokesperson for Disney's environmental campaign, Disney's Friends for Change.[77] Song was featured in several commercials for the campaign on the Disney Channel.
The charity's aim is to explain how children can help preserve the
Earth and invites them to go to the Friends for Change website to
register and pledge, offering them the chance to help choose how Disney
will invest $1 million in environmental programs.[78]
Lawsuit
The original image from Song's website, which was used in the LA Weekly escort ad.
On April 18, 2008, a picture of Song was used in an ad for an escort agency in the back of that week's LA Weekly.
Disney lawyers were not pleased with the use of Song's copyrighted
image for advertising adult activities. A rep from Disney told TMZ:
"This is an unauthorized use of Brenda Song's image and her personal
attorney has issued a cease and desist to the advertiser."[79] Song filed a libel suit against the Vibe Media Inc. seeking at least $100,000 in damages.[80]
Song said: "As a role model to millions of young people, I feel I have
to take a stand against this company in regard to its exploitation of my
image."[81]
Song's attorney said the photo used in the advertisement was
taken when Song was 16 years old. Song's attorney later found that an
individual, and not Vibe Media, was responsible for the use of the
photo. He told Back Stage:
I'm not sure if they were trying to just find a picture
of a pretty girl or an Asian-looking girl or whether they expected that
Brenda would be recognized.... Brenda's demographic is a lot different
from what I would suppose the clients of this business are. If you're
the sort of person who would use the services of a business like this,
it is quite possible that you have never heard of Brenda Song.[82]
Song's attorney said that it may be hard to show how much the
misuse of the photo hurt her career, but that a lawsuit was needed.
"Brenda's public image is very important to her. Brenda has been careful
to not accept roles that would taint her in the way that some other
young actors have been."[82]
In January 2009, a tentative settlement was reached, although the terms were still being finalized.[83] In March 2009, Radar reported Song won the lawsuit.[84]
Trace Cyrus and Brenda Song split up over three years ago, but it looks like their love might still be alive!
The former Disney star snapped a sweet shot with Miley Cyrus' half-brother of the two smiling at the beach and HOLDING HANDS.
[ Related: Trace Couldn't Get Into A Bar Because Of His Tattoos! ]
She shared the snap on Instagram Tuesday, but left it caption-less. Hmmmmmmm!
And
to make things MORE inneresting, this is happening after Brenda used
the photo-sharing site last month to clear up rumors that she had been
pregnant with Trace's baby back in the day!
She has since deleted the photo, but captioned the shot:
"I usually never speak of my personal life, but I'd like to clear up
some rumors. I apologize for not clearing this up sooner and for the
continual defame that these lies have caused @TraceCyrus. We may no
longer be together but I hope he can forgive me and I wish him nothing
but the best."
Trace even commented on the pic before she deleted it, and it wasn't pretty! A screenshot of the snap shows that the Metro Station rocker wrote:
"Yes they were lies THAT U MADE UP and told me, my entire family and all our friends."
Wow! We can't believe that drama only happened recently and here they are cheesin' away, having fun in the sun!
We're so happy they were able to work it out though, because we're pretty sure they're OTP.
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star Brenda Song looked like she had a particularly strenuous session at a Studio City gym on Friday.
The sweaty 24-year-old flaunted her fit form in a black Nike sports bra under a large white tank top, black capri leggings, and interesting black shoes.
And the work-outs appear to be working as the five-foot-two starlet looked slimmer than her last sighting in October.
Working it out: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star Brenda Song looked like she had a particularly strenuous session at a Studio City gym on Friday
Brenda looked grumpy in autumn as she stepped out in a provocative T-shirt with a symbol resembling a swastika that read 'offender.'
It was quite a departure for the actress, who was once dubbed the 'Queen of Disney.'
The Asian American stunner also flashed the large rose tattoo on her right bicep on Friday as she left the gym.
Toning up: The work-outs appear to be working as the five-foot-two starlet looked slimmer than her last sighting in October
Healthy: The sweaty 24-year-old flaunted her fit form in a black Nike sports bra under a large white tank top and black capri leggings
Song was inspired to get inked while engaged to Trace Cyrus, the guitarist brother of singer Miley and his father, Billy Ray.
Still single: Song split with her former fiancé Trace Cyrus, the guitarist brother of singer Miley, last spring
The 23-year-old musician's chest, arms, and head are completely covered in colourful tattoos.
The former couple dated for two years before splitting last spring, just days after news of Miley's engagement to Liam Hemsworth.
'Brenda and I have decided to go our separate ways,' Trace confirmed to Just Jared.
'We split up a couple of months ago. We will continue to focus on our careers. I wish Brenda thebest and much success in the future.'
Before Cyrus, Brenda dated All My Children star Jesse McCartney.
The Social Network actress was recently cast in two profile-raising roles.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Song will play a competitive woman named Daisy interested in Winston (Lamorne Morris) in this season of Fox's New Girl.
And actress Brittany Snow recently confirmed Brenda's appearance in Lifetime's upcoming psychological film, Five More.
Snow tweeted: 'Brenda Song from Social Network and @brittanysnow taking a #loveislouderbreak on the set of #5more.'
Jennifer Aniston will produce and Ashley Judd will direct Brenda alongside Oscar winners Octavia Spencer and Jennifer Hudson.
She'll also appear in the musical drama Boogie Town, a modern day West side Story for the hip-hop generation, which takes place in futuristic New York.
Rosy past: Brenda was clearly inspired to get her right bicep inked during her engagement to the 23-year-old musician
For as long as she can remember, Brenda Song has wanted to be an actress. “My imagination, as a child, was huge,” she recalls. “It’s all I wanted to do.” With parents who were “supportive of anything,” Brenda got her first role at age five doing a commercial for Little Caesars. A few short years later, a manager introduced Brenda to Elizabeth Sung, who at the time was directing a short autobiographical film and looking to cast someone as her younger self. Sung had met with 20 girls when Brenda came along.
Brenda’s agenda doesn’t stop there, though. After a successful run on “The Suite Life” as hotel heiress London Tipton, she has a starring role in its spinoff, “The Suite Life on Deck.” As one of the more seasoned actresses on set, Brenda has taken on a sisterly role, serving as a mentor for some of the younger actresses such as Debby Ryan, who is five years younger than her. At their first meeting, Debby remembers being starstruck and nervous about sharing a stage with someone she had watched on TV growing up. “She teaches me new things every day,” says Debby. She adds that Brenda’s calm presence keeps the younger actors grounded on the set. “She watches out for us, and I can’t think of a better female coworker to have.”
As for Brenda, she manages to squeeze in courses at UC Berkeley while the cameras aren’t rolling. Her best friend Danielle Panabaker, who she met on the set of “Stuck in the Suburbs,” had taken courses in psychology and suggested the same for Brenda. Brenda fell in love with the subject after taking an elective in high school and now plans to get her bachelor’s degree in psychology. “It works hand-in-hand with my acting,” says Brenda. “It teaches you why people do certain things, and it helps me get into character.” Brenda’s dad is a secondary school teacher, so the importance of education has been drilled into Brenda since she was young. “It’s a personal endeavor for me,” she says. “Education is the one thing that no one can take away from you. It’s what you learn, and what you take from it.”
