Hollywood Minute Friday July 18^th

LA2DAY's Hollywood Minute highlights Tinsel Town's headlining news, celebrity birthdays and entertainment events.

Today's Birthdays

James Brolin 1940
Audrey Landers 1959
Nelson Mandela 1918
Elizabeth McGovern 1961
Martha Reeves 1941
Paul Verhoeven 1938

In The News

Kate Moss to quit Modeling?

The most lucrative face in the Fashion world has decided to call it quits. Moss has been walking the runway, and gracing countless magazine pages for over a decade.

According to Hollyscoop.com, "Moss has reportedly decided to quit modeling because she says its brain damaging." Moss says she'd rather spend her time designing instead of modeling. With the start of Top Shop, Kate hopes to expand the brand and venture on to other designing opportunities. Read more about how we feel about Kate Moss retiring!

Jay-Z and Timbaland Collaboration

Jay-Z and super producer Timbaland are joining forced for Jay-Z's upcoming album. Timbalamd states "the album will shock his hard-core hip-hop fans."

Adding that, "We want to go to the world. Some of the songs are gonna sound like world music artist) M.I.A"

"You're gonna be like, "Whoa!" But its Jay on them. That means it reaches everywhere. I'm gonna have songs with bagpipes too. The music is gonna be so worldwide, he'll be able to tour the rest of his life, maybe off just this one album."

Today's Events

6:30 p.m. - Film premiere; Danielle Agnello's directorial debut film, LIME SALTED LOVE. Sunset Laemmle

7:00 p.m. - Dark Delicacies presents a signing for the DVD release of the erotic comic film KISS ATTACK, with director Carlos Batts and performers April Flores and La Cholita. Dark Delicacies bookstore, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank.

7:30 p.m. - In-store performance by Biomusique, to promote the release of Kosmic Music's "the 10,000 steps." Biomusique is Lisbeth Scott, noted vocalist heard in "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Passion of The Christ" and master musician / percussionist Greg Ellis from "Iron Man," "300" and "The Matrix." Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood.

8:00 p.m. - Play opening; Open At The Top and 49th Parallel Theatre present ZASTROZZI, written by George F. Walker, based on the novel by Percy Shelley, directed by Sara Botsford and Chris CB Brown. The NoHo Arts Center, 11136 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood.

8:30 p.m. - In concert; Julie Andrews hosts "The Gift of Music," the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and special guest vocalists. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood.

10:30 p.m. - In concert; NAS performs an intimate free show for his MySpace friends, in support of his soon-to-be-released, controversial untitled Def Jam album. The Roxy, 9009 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood.