Quickies: Tuesday, June 14 2011

> The Weinstein Company has acquired Madonna's feature-length directorial debut, W.E., which tells the love story of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson spanning six decades, and it will distribute the film in the U.S.

> The setlist for Britney Spears's upcoming Femme Fatale tour, which kicks off in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, hits the web.

> Singer Sia and girlfriend JD Samson (of Le Tigre and Men) have reportedly split.

> The lesbian blogger from Damascus that supposedly went missing a few weeks ago was actually a 40-year-old male blogger who lives in Scotland and who says he created a hoax that "got way out of hand."

> Jessica Simpson will star on a new NBC reality show called Fashion Star. The singer/actress will "mentor aspiring designers as they compete for the chance to win a multi-million dollar contract to launch their own brands."

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