In honor of the late, great Paul Newman, Broadway’s theaters will dim their lights for one minute at 8 p.m. on Friday.
Paul Newman appeared in five productions on the Great White Way during his illustrious life.
Also, in case you missed it, the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd wrote a touching article in memory of the Hollywood legend.
His death is great loss to the show business industry.
Yeah! The Oscars are saved. After watching months of reruns and the cancellation of the Golden Globes, we can breathe a sign of relief.
Hollywood producers have finally decided to give the writers who have been on strike some of the profit that their writing might make online.
Writers Guild of American president Patric M. Verrone announced Sunday afternoon, “We have reached a historic agreement that covers new media for writers and guarantees our share in the future. This morning, based on the unanimous recommendation of the WGA negotiating committee, the WGA has called for a contract ratification vote by the membership.”
Christina Aguilera has a lot to celebrate about. On Tuesday, the singer celebrated her birthday with her husband Jordan Bratman in West Hollywood. They were spotted just as they were leaving Houston’s restaurant where they celebrated with friends.Come January 10, 2008, the 27-year old Christina will have more to celebrate when she gives birth via C-section. She’s reportedly narrowed down the names for her baby boy to Jackson, Jake or Max. She’s also requested an enlarged version of her November cover of Marie Claire which has her nude and showing off her baby bump. That’s a very high-end memento.
She might have been sacked from the X-Factor but we still love her; especially now the gorgeous Kate Thornton is expecting her first child. Hurrah!Engaged to DJ Darren Emerson, Kate was spotted having a scan last week. Could this potentially put the big day on hold?
A source said: “Kate was beaming from ear to ear. But funnily enough, when an X Factor trailer came on the TV in the hospital waiting room, she turned her head away.”
Well Kate forget all that business now. Not only are we deliriously happy for you and hubby-to-be; we know you will bounce back with a vengeance.
Did I mention I love it when I can report about good stuff like this? More happy ever after stories please…
She may be the cause for the early demise of the Pussycat Dolls but Nicole Scherzinger is still a performer. The lead Pussycat Doll turned solo artist was carried on to the stage for her performance at ‘Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film’ which was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday.The 29-year old singer gave a surprise performance of ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend’ which was famously performed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’. Nicole even wore a pink dress similar to that of the blonde bombshell’s.
Catch the performance when the show airs on Friday, December 7 at 9PM ET/PT on CBS
We’ve seen Angelina Jolie head into third world countries in hopes of helping them recoup losses. Now we see the other half of Hollywood’s most beautiful couple heading out at home.
Brad Pitt spent Monday in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans for his “Make It Right Project”. The project will push for the building of 150 environmentally homes that will be affordable to residents who were uprooted after Hurricane Katrina. This area is one of the poorest regions in the city and was the site of some of the worst flooding caused by Katrina in 2005.
Pitt is seeking pledges to help with the work. He has agreed to match up to $5 billion in contributions with billionaire Steve Bing agreeing to do the same.
The area surrounding Pitt and the onlookers was lined wit hot pink tents marking where the homes would stand. Brad said they chose pink because “it screams the loudest. It says people are coming back.”
Kudos to you, Brad, for using your celebrity status to push for something good!
It seems she just can’t learn her lesson. In past months Britney Spears has been involved in countless driving incidents including running a red light, driving over a policeman’s foot; and recently she was banned from having her kids in the car with her when she was driving. But all this obviously isn’t enough to turn the pop star into the model driver.
In a move sure to prevent the ruling about her kids being overturned, Miss Spears was caught on camera by Hollywood TV sending a text on her mobile phone whilst driving. Now you would think that as a big celeb; used to being followed by the press, Britney would think twice about misbehaving and getting away with it. Doesn’t she know by now the paparazzi have a way of seeing everything?
Britney, honey, hire a chauffeur or something. You really oughtn’t to be on the roads.
We heard just a few days ago about Nicole Kidman fearing for her life in a chase from the paparazzi. Britney Spears has been forced to run a red light to avoid pursuit of photographers; causing reason for courts to ban her from driving her children around. Finally a star has spoken out against them.
George Clooney took a break from his bike ride with girlfriend Sarah Larson on Friday to give the snappers hot on his heel a piece of his mind. Just two months ago the star suffered a broken rib after a car collided with his Harley Davidson; and Clooney vents his frustration at the lengths some of the paparazzi will go to, to “do their jobs”.
“You can drive all you want, you can take my picture all you want, but what you cannot do is put people in danger,” The Oscar winner was caught on videotape climbing off his motorcycle and taking down the license plate details of his followers.
Well girls, we thought he was gorge anyway right? Now he’s the knight in shining armor against those horrible annoying snappers. You go George. All together now…and swoon.
Sometimes I wish Jennifer Aniston could just find a guy and get married so all these rumors of her dating everyone in Hollywood can stop. If in case Jennifer is with him kudos to her. He is beautiful. Hopefully she is having fun with that! If she’s not, no big deal. But let’s get something straight - Brad Pitt in the looks dept. never held a candle to this guy. Pitt at best, was little boy cute. This guy looks like a hot, handsome MAN. Also - Jolie ended up on that millionaire dating site as well. It doesn’t mean crap. If Jolie is on it then lets all assume her and Brad broke up. Don’t be gullible. And by the way, Halle Berry who (in most folks eyes) is gorgeous, but had many failed relationships, is now with a hottie as well. Jen will be just fine. She is adorable and everyone needs to stop judging her “worth” based on her boyfriends or lack of. I bet over half of those that pick on her are miserable themselves.
Being pregnant is not something that would stop any expecting mommy from having fun on Halloween. Christina Aguilera is prime example of that when she came out to party as a Spider Queen with her husband dressing up as Count Dracula.
Christina and her record label exec hubby Jordan Bratman dressed their spookiest for a Halloween Party at Hyde Night Club in Hollywood on Wednesday. Christina wore a spider hat, a cape and even had a sparkly spider web design which emphasized her baby bump.
The singer is reportedly due with her first child this January which would mean that she’s already in her last trimester of pregnancy.
Uma Thurman hates watching violent films because she can’t stand seeing blood and gore. The 37-year-old, who starred in the ultra-gory Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, would rather watch a romantic comedy instead. You have to have a taste for everything to enjoy it, you can’t just be eating pasta every day can you, so romantic comedies like Notting Hill and Pretty Woman are always great movies but today violent movies are the action movies and war movies that rule the box office and what ever Uma might think about them despite acting in similar movies the violent or action movies are the ones that I like more. What I’d hate to see are horror flicks, they can be so creepy that they usually scare the hell out of me. Commercial cinema is made for a vide audience and of make money so you ultimately have to make movies that is acceptable to a wider audience and when Uma has less work she can also do the documentary or parallel cinema kind of movies to fulfill her creative instincts if any.
Eva Mendes tried to talk her way out of a masturbation scene that opens her new film, We Own The Night - because the idea of watching herself moan and groan on a big screen terrified her. Should’ve stood up for what’s right. There’s enough sex in this country to warp the minds of every child and teen in the world already. Maybe just one of our celebrities could have the guts to stand up for something moral and prevent our children’s generation from a life of sexually transmitted diseases and death! And then why do we all expect that our female hotties would be comfortable to bare all on the camera, ok some are comfortable like Sharon Stone and Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies but overall how would you get cozy with your costar and then just when you are in the thick of things the director is not pleased with your action and demands are retake of the entire scene, now that could really put you off. I must admit these scenes look great but are difficult to do.
There’s nothing like a Hollywood love triangle to brighten up a dull day. Salma Hayek got pregnant and engaged overnight and finally gave birth to her baby girl last month. Well it turns out her baby daddy François-Henri Pinault might have been busy spreading the love last year. What a PIMP! lol that’s awesome. If he told Salma about Linda & the kid and she’s ok with it. Fine. But if he didn’t, he’s a jackass. Papa is a rolling stone!!! I heard that he is one of richest men in France. Hey hey do fire me for that, yes, so what if he one of the richest in France or Zambia doesn’t make a difference coz all these rich men are filthy people who think they can have any woman on bed for a price they can throw away. Damn, money sure does make people want to have sex with ya. Ugly, French man as a playa??? Wow, now THIS is an interesting scandal.
Former The West Wing star Kristin Chenoweth is smiling through the pain after cracking ribs and damaging her chest wall in a parking lot fall. The actress/singer tumbled down 12 concrete stairs four weeks ago on her way to a first date with a new guy, and ended up spending the night in a hospital. She must have got stuck in the parking and must be trying to find the loo while also trying to find her new date. She got puzzled what to find first, should she go and let her new date that she urgently needs to find the loo and could he wait till she finds one, or should she freshen up at the loo and meet him with a confident smile. All this got too much for her to do and manage and the poor thing just missed the steps and that surely made her day, lol.
Apparently the court is willing to bet that Britney Spears is already a little stronger than yesterday. Two days after losing custody of her two sons to her ex-husband, a family court commissioner granted the troubled pop star monitored visitation rights with two-year-old Sean Preston and year-old Jayden James. It’s funny someone mentioned that they hope this doesn’t turn to tragedy…I was just telling someone that the people and paparazzi won’t be happy until this girl kills herself. Hope Brit’s mom still loves the fact that she whored out her daughter as a child so she could be a megastar and take care of the rest of the family that doesn’t work (except for the other daughter she’s getting checks from). Her mom makes me sick. Now where is her mom when Britney is facing all these charges and facing the worst crisis in her life, she must still be checking that bank account balance to see how many years of reserves she has to fulfill her dreams?
Hilary Swank thanks her father for her looks, insisting she inherited his good genes. The actress, 33, insists dieting and exercise have nothing to do with her slim physique. Her looks? Ok. Did I read that she THANKS him for those looks? I mean don’t get me wrong she isn’t the way worst looking woman ever…but…to be out THANKING people for THOSE looks is a little over the top for her. It’s like she’s just asking to be a target of ridicule…Looks are one thing and should not be clubbed with the physique, one could have the looks of their parents but you can always trim and grow your physique as you’d like yourself to look like. For me she has average looks and does not fall into the league of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, ah ha do not try and jump to hit me (her fans) that’s just an opinion that I have aired here and you can always have yours’.
Hard working mommy-to-be Christina Aguilera was all dressed up in a Moulin Rouge style theme for a photo shoot in Hollywood. Even when she’s pregnant this girl never stops. When asked what she thought about the Hollywood party scene she replied, “We still go out but I’m not into the whole Hollywood party scene. Christina is actually sane. She’s turned into a lovely woman. Britney still acts like some spoiled 12 year old child, unfortunately a 12 year old with mental and addiction problems. Britney stayed home, earned a lot and learned nothing.. Christina went out and spent, earned a bit and learned a lot.. Now they both are still trying to learn, earn and both are super rich and worn out with life! Not long ago Britney too was a super sexy female who had it all, money, fame, men aaha men that’s were she made her life hell, choosing Kevin to marry her and he has wrecked her and ripped her apart to the extent where coming back looks a distance away.
Everyone but his ex-wife that is. He may come across as Mr. Nice Guy but his ex-wife is telling a different story for the world to know.
Tony Bennett’s former wife, Sandra Grant Bennett who is also the mother of two of his kids, is currently at work on a tell-all book about the legendary singer. Sandra was quoted in saying “The Tony I knew is not the same smiley Mr. Nice Guy the world knows.”
Among her revelations on the darker side of Tony are drug use, a nearly fatal cocaine overdose and his financial troubles. Let’s just hope that he’s stopped with all the white stuff because of the age he’s at.
A dream almost cost Sean Penn his new movie when the real-life subject of Into The Wild visited his mother in her sleep to tell her not to let the Oscar winner tell his story. The movie has been in all the papers in Fairbanks. We are all looking forward to watching the movie and it won’t be released here in Alaska. WHY. There is not a lot to do in the winter time. We need entertainment. I work at a military base as a civilian. I have heard so many times when is this movie coming to Alaska. I think Sean could have made a lot of money releasing this film here. Either way, I have heard so many people in Alaska that want to see this movie. Fairbanks only has one theater, and we are Isolated. Please release the movie or tell us why Alaska does not get to see this so interesting and well written movie.
It’s been about 2 months since we’ve heard of a good Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt adoption rumor so here we go. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt apparent want to adopt a child from Burma. Pitt and Jolie have even asked for the help from one of the country’s leading monks to help plan a trip to an orphanage. I only have one question regarding that matter . . . if she really cares about those people why don’t she donates rather than adopting, I mean don’t u think that had more sense?? There is so many alternative ways to give help if u think about it, and oh one more thing if she really care about those poor children’s all over the world , would it be more logical if she build for them a considerable orphanage instead of adopting one !! I just don’t get it , is this a joke !!!
Autumn doesn’t officially begin until Sunday, but Britney Spears’ fall has already begun. Ok sorry to all those who couldn’t understand what I meant. Britney Spears is having probably the worst time of her life right now and she perhaps does not want to get up the next morning knowing it could bring more bad news for her. These problems might now start weighing on her and take a toll on her mentally and maybe push her to take the shelter of drugs and alcohol to get over her grief. She might as well just go ahead and do the hustler photo spread and get it over with, because if she intends to live the life path she is on she might as well start to learn how to suck and swallow. She is bound to end up in ***** to make house payments or child support payments anyways. What a waste. May be she felt lonely without her pal Lindsay so she made plans to accompany her in the same cell.
Jeez Man, I never thought that some of these chaps in Hollywood had a heart, I thought they only had a big mouth. It looks like it pays to be a homeless these days! I would think a nice clean pair of underwear, Trousers, shirts, socks, and a comfortable pair of shoes would have been appreciated as the high dollar duds he got. And you never give a person who’s used to living on the streets some cash. Who did you do all this for Collin? Were you trying to impress some person you have to do business with later or did you have your heart in it, we’ll probably never know but that man is a lucky guy and he must be astonished as well. I MEAN I BELIEVE IN CHARITY, BUT IF THE STREET PERSON YOU HELP THE FIRST TIME IS STILL A STREET PERSON THE NEXT TIME YOU VISIT HIS CITY….WELL DOES THIS TELL YOU SOMETHING?
Actress Demi Moore has blasted Hollywood for its ageist culture, insisting the best roles are offered to stars under the age of 40. Demi! You are over the hill! Why did you spend $440,000 on cosmetic surgery? It’s not how old you are. And not how old you look. And you look like a piece of leather, real stiff. Demi, you never were a really good actor, maybe that’s why you don’t have any good parts coming your way. What does she want now after being given so many opportunities, she acted and she’s proved at least to others that she can’t act. She needs to sit and watch some of her movies from a critics angle and then judge her performances for herself and then if she’s even half true to herself she’ll never come out and say that there are no roles for her or no ones giving her the chance to act in the movies. There are a lot many actresses well beyond 40 years of age and yet they have performed so well for the role that they are given which goes on to fetch them Oscar nominations, bet you can’t do that.
After a turbulent year behind the scenes, Ellen Pompeo now gives the mood on the set of Grey’s Anatomy a clean bill of health – though things have changed with the departure of cast members Kate Walsh and Isaiah Washington.
“It does feel different,” Pompeo told at L.A. Confidential magazine’s annual Emmy party, celebrating her cover shoot. “I love change. I think when one door opens or closes, another one opens. The seasons change and everything changes and I think change is good.”
“It’s good to turn over the dirt,” she continued of the show’s fourth season. “It feels nice and there’s new beginnings for everybody and it feels great.”
Walsh now has her own spin-off, Private Practice, and Washington will appear on the new show Bionic Woman after his firing from Grey’s in the controversy over his use of a homophobic slur.
“They’re missed, of course,” says Pompeo. “But I’m also very happy and very hopeful for their new beginnings. You know, they’re both taking on whole new chapters in their careers, which I think is really exciting for them. So, to sort of think about how it affects us is rather selfish. We just have to hope that their new endeavors are as successful, and I just wish them the best.”
Pompeo’s feelings were seconded by her Emmy-nominated co-star T.R. Knight. “It’s been going really well,” he told Sunday at a party celebrating the Emmy-nominated television producers, including Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes.
Though Knight said he’s excited to be working new cast member Chyler Leigh, he is missing his pal, Walsh.
“I just went to her wedding this weekend and so luckily we’ll still see her, but what she brought to the show and on set and her humor we’ll miss her a lot,” Knight said.
Pompeo was joined at the L.A. Confidential party by her finacé, music executive Chris Ivery. The actress said she and Ivery aren’t in the midst of any wedding plans, and don’t expect to have a traditional ceremony.
“To me a wedding is a piece of paper,” she said. “I don’t think it’s going to change how we feel about each other. Every day is like a wedding when I wake up with him. We just have something so special. I don’t need a big dress or four hundred people there to declare my love. I think we declare it every day to each other. So that’s just our way. Different for different people.”
She’s been busy on the set of Major Movie Star, but according to Life & Style, Jessica Simpson made time last week to hook-up with Leonardo DiCaprio at Los Angeles hot spot Les Deux.
In a move that would be surprising on Leo’s behalf, the magazine’s clubgoing source claims, “They were all over each other. His arm was around her, and her hand was on his knee.”
David Hans Schmidt, a 47-year-old man notorious around Tinsel town for attempting to hock compromised celebrity photos and videos for big money, has agreed to plead guilty in a plot to try and extort more than $1 million from Cruise in exchange for wedding photos pilfered from the actor. One doesn’t have to succeed in one’s actions to be a hero. Many people throughout history have sacrificed their lives for a cause. Colonel von Stauffenberg gave his life trying to remove Hitler from power and bring about a quick end to the war. Take a look at world history and I’m sure you’ll be surprised how many have died for their beliefs. He may be a little quirky, but I think everyone has there own quirks that other people think are strange. That is what is supposed to make our country so diverse. As for the movie, I would like to see it. Anyone who tried to assassinate Hitler has to have a good story behind him. I am a big tom cruise fan, have been since the 80’s. And I am also glad the scum that tried to extort money from him is getting his just rewards. What a jerk.
Jeremy Piven, who plays ambitious Hollywood agent Ari Gold on HBO’s “Entourage,” will portray a used-car liquidator in a comedy feature.
“The Goods: The Don Ready Story” is the first comedy Paramount Vantage has green-lighted under its deal with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Prods.
Piven will play a character who’s hired to save a struggling car dealership during a Fourth of July weekend sale. Neal Brennan will direct the feature, which was written by Rick Stempson and Andy Stock.
Brennan wrote, produced, directed and co-created Comedy Central’s Emmy-nominated “Chappelle’s Show” with Dave Chappelle.
Piven won an Emmy and received two Golden Globe nominations for his work on HBO’s “Entourage.” He next will appear in director Peter Berg’s political drama “The Kingdom” and recently completed production on Guy Ritchie’s “RocknRolla.”
Quick, can you name the only actor who has appeared in both “A Clockwork Orange” and the “Mr. Magoo” movie; played David Cassidy’s dad in a TV biopic and Mr. Roarke in a “Fantasy Island” remake. Maybe you’re beginning to appreciate Malcolm McDowell, the Hollywood veteran who recently added roles as the boss man on “Heroes” and the new Dr. Loomis in “Halloween” to his stunningly eclectic resume. Some people are so lucky to have done some of the most amazing movies and yet there are not so much heard of and written about. Now this is what I would call a truly charismatic personality, he just goes about his work with such grace and has proved that celebs of today have fallen prey to media attention rahter than doing some good clean acting. But there are more and more sequels that are being made today than ever before and more and more of remakes of past hits. Hopefully. I hope I’m not around to see the remake of “A Clockwork Orange.” He said.
Animal rights activists have lashed out at Oscar winner Jamie Foxx after he spoke out in defence of dog fighting ring leader Michael Vick on TV. The American footballer has admitted to funding a dog fighting operation as part of a plea agreement to lighten a possible prison sentence. That is BS! That guy Michael Vick he has plenty of money! Dog fighting is not a sport. What is wrong with these people? I am surprised at Jamie Foxx. I didn’t know he like dog fights. I guess that will be another S__THead I don’t go see at the movies! This is I think the second time in two days that I am writing on this story and it’s because I even now cannot understand why the hell would an actor like Jamie poke his ugly nose into this issue, is he out of his mind or completely out of show biz practically out of work that he had do make a audacious comment like this to let people know that he can talk as well as sounds dumb as the same time. Till date I used to exclude him from the list of ‘keep away and forget’ celebs but now on he tops that list.
David Hasselhoff accepted “substantial” libel damages from celebrity magazine OK! on Friday over reports he was drunk and abusive at a Los Angeles nightclub after winning a custody battle for his daughters.
The award of damages at London’s High Court was against OK! publisher Northern & Shell Plc and Northern & Shell North America Ltd, which publishes OK! Weekly magazine.
The court heard that in July, OK! ran an item which alleged he had been “off his face” and “abusive” at the night club.
On the previous day OK! Weekly published a story headed “Hasselhoff Celebrates Custody Win” which alleged he “drank champagne like it was water” from midnight until 2.00 a.m.
“The truth is that the allegations are entirely false,” said Hasselhoff’s lawyer Simon Smith.
Both publications have agreed to print an apology, pay “substantial damages” and reimburse the 55-year-old former Baywatch star’s legal costs.
In a statement issued outside the court afterwards, Hasselhoff said: “While this should not have happened in the first place I am very pleased with the outcome of this case.
“In the past whenever false reports about me have surfaced I have done my best to ignore them. However, due to the completely false allegations published by OK! magazine and others I was encouraged this time by my children to take a stand.”
Hasselhoff is now a judge on the television contest show “America’s Got Talent.” He divorced his wife, Pamela Bach, 43, in August 2006. They have battled for custody of daughters Taylor Ann, 17, and Hayley, 14.