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Gwyneth Paltrow joins ‘Glee’ cast in London [video]
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The cast of Fox’s hit musical show, Glee are currently wowing their fans over in London and at last night’s performance at the 02 Arena they added a special guest – Gwyneth Paltrow.
The 38-year old actress brought the crowd to their feet when she was introduced and lost no time in getting into her role as Holly Holiday;
“I don’t know about you but I’m ready to sing a little Cee Lo! Hit it!”
As you can see, she then won fervent applause with a rousing rendition of Cee Lo’s ‘Forget You.’ And she’s had a great teacher – She and Cee Lo performed at the Grammys.
The Brits were delighted. They
More >Ryan Dunn’s fatal crash site defaced
1 year ago
Less than two weeks after ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn and a friend died there, the site of their fatal crash has been defaced by vandals.
West Goshen Police Captain, Joseph Gleason says Pennsylvania police are aware of the damage and are now working to clean graffiti including the words ‘Ritch P***k” from the barrier through which Ryan’s Porsche crashed on June 20th.
But the Captain holds out little hope of detaining those responsible for this delinquent stupidity as the site draws a great many fans:
“At any given time you have 10, 20, 30 people there,” he tells TMZ.
The Westboro Baptist Church
More >‘Real World’s David ‘Puck’ Rainey arrested
1 year ago
Reality TV is not known as the refuge of rocket scientists and further proof of that can be found in the news that ex ‘Real World’ trouble-maker David ‘Puck’ Rainey has been arrested for domestic violence.
The 42-year old was busted by the LAPD on June 19th at a home on Burnet Avenue in Mission Hills. The cause of arrest is listed as being “Suspicion of felony corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.”
He’s now being held at the L.A. County Men’s Central Jail pending a trial and bail has been set at $30,000. So far, no-one’s helped.
Dave was previously arrested for domestic violence in 2003
More >David Duchovny, Tea Leoni announce separation
1 year ago
Rita Rudner once said the definition of a successful marriage in Hollywood is one that lasts longer than milk. Well, it looks like the bond between David Duchovny and Tea Leoni is the latest one to go sour. The pair have just split. Again.
They were married on May 6 1997 and have two children – a daughter, Madelaine West, who’s 12, and a nine-year old son, Kyd.
This is not the first time cracks have appeared in their marital life – In August 2008, David checked into a rehab facility to cure an addiction to sex and porn. Two months later a British newspaper wrongly claimed he was in an affair
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‘Ugly Betty’ star, America Ferrera married
1 year ago
‘Ugly Betty’ star, America Ferrera proved she was anything but plain yesterday when she and long-time boyfriend, Ryan Piers Williams got married at Vanessa Williams’ luxurious home in New York state.
According to her rep the pair were married at the spacious home in Chappaqua late Monday, and the rep says the whole scene was:
“An intimate setting amongst close friends and family. The bride wore a dress by Amsale’s Christos label and Fred Leighton earrings.”
The pair met in 2007 when Ryan cast his new bride in a USC student film. He then proposed to the 27-year old Emmy winner in June of last
More >‘Baywatch’ star, Pamela Anderson sued for $22m
1 year ago
In 2006 a boyfriend of Pamela Anderson made a deal with Miss Baywatch to help him sell some Las Vegas condos he’d built. Now the ex-lover says Pam flaked on the deal – and he wants $22.5-million instead.
Laurence Hallier is the boss of a firm who built the Panama Towers in Vegas and he and Pam signed a deal in ’06 where she agreed to help sell them by doing personal appearances at buyer events. And in return she’d get one of the rather swish condos herself.
Just one snag – Larry now says she hardly ever showed up.
His lawsuit says he did a similar deal with Leonardo DiCaprio and Leo’s
More >Celebrity credit card scammer gets house arrest
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After a lengthy credit card scam that cost stars including Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler, Anne Hathaway and Cher over $300,000 all told, Beverly Hills salon owner Maria Gabriella Hashemipour was sentenced late yesterday to nine months of home confinement.
Hashemipour, 52, was arrested last August when Liv Tyler told police two of her American Express cards had been charged a total of $214,000 by the defendant between June and November of 2009.
“I’m extremely sorry for what I have done,” the ‘Chez Gabriela’ studio owner told the Judge.
The court was told most of the charges were billed by
More >‘Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall calls cops on neighbors
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In a scene that sounds more like a bad reality show than the polished confines of ‘Sex and the City’ for which she’s best known, Kim Cattrall was reportedly engaged in a screaming match with her neighbors in New York’s East Hamptons.
The 54-year old actress, who played Samantha Jones on the HBO show, is having some work done on her drive and the story goes that on Saturday evening Kim’s neighbors, both in their 80‘s, got tired of the row the contractors had been making all day and walked onto her property to ask them to stop.
At that point witnesses say Kim “came bounding out of her home,”
More >Rumors of new Charlie Sheen show denied
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Remember those rumors we told you about yesterday which said Charlie Sheen had got a new show? Well, it looks like that’s all they were – rumors. Today, Lionsgate, the production house reportedly behind the new deal have denied all connection.
The reports said Lionsgate were funding the series and TBS was in the lead to be the hosts of the show. Today, TBS joined the discussion and also washed their hands of the news.
“TBS is not in discussions for a possible project with Charlie Sheen,” a rep for station told THR.
But while TBS may still want Charlie at some point, the suits at ‘Two and
More >G4 restores ‘Proving Ground’ to honor Ryan Dunn
1 year ago
After a decent interval to allow fans to grieve, G4 has announced plans to air the so-far unseen episodes of ‘Proving Ground’ as a salute to the late Ryan Dunn.
“Ryan was an incredible talent who will be missed tremendously by his fans, including G4 viewers,” G4′s president Neal Tiles told THR. ”With the support of Ryan’s family, we’ve decided to air the remaining episodes and give fans the opportunity to watch this series he was so passionate about.”
The cable house yanked the show off the air after the news of Ryan’s death broke on June 20th, but they say it will now return to its 8pm
More >Charlie Sheen signs deal for new sitcom
1 year ago
In a revelation that proves you can’t keep a good warlock down, Charlie Sheen has now made a deal for a new sitcom. And he will make even more cash than with ‘Two and a Half Men.’
“Charlie’s inked a deal with Lionsgate to create and star in a new sitcom,” a spy tells Radar. “Charlie’s character will be very similar to ‘Two And a Half Men,’ however the show will be a lot racier.”
The 45-year old actor will wrap up discussions this week and a virtual bidding war is already in progress between TV outlets who want the results.
“Networks and cable are bidding on the show right now, with TBS being
More >Charlie Sheen’s last ‘Goddess’ quits
1 year ago
With his ‘Torpedo of Truth’ tour now a memory and the media blitz over ‘Two and Half Men’ also calmed down it looks like Charlie Sheen just found out who his real friends are – The last of his ‘Goddesses,’ Natalie Kenly just packed up and left.
Reports say the 24-year old former model and cheerleader moved out of Charlie’s mansion last week, but any plans to exploit the 15-minutes of fame their link bought her and keep the Mercedes she got didn’t quite stay on track – Charlie’s disowned her, and he demanded the return of the car.
Probably just as well: Natalie – who met Charlie when she was
More >New York passes gay marriage, Neil Patrick Harris engaged
1 year ago
As you’ve no doubt heard the state of New York took a huge step in equality last night by legalizing gay marriage, and some in the celebrity world have already seized this new freedom – ‘How I Met Your Mother’ star Neil Patrick Harris just got engaged.
On Friday afternoon 38-year old Neil tweeted words of encouragement to New York’s Senators as they prepared for the historic vote.
“I’d sure love to get married.” reads the post. “Please, NY Senate, vote in favor of marriage equality today. My family would really appreciate it.“
Later that night the vote was successful and Neil seemed quite
More >James Spader to be new boss of ‘The Office’?
1 year ago
With Steve Carrell gone, NBC has been teasing fans of ‘The Office’ about who’ll take his place for over six months, and it seems we now have the answer – James Spader.
Rumors of James’ increased involvement have been swirling for weeks but the 51-year old triple Emmy winner is now reported to be in advanced talks to join the show full-time for the new season next Fall.
“In the finale, he kicked ass,” says a source close to the show. “He was so funny and had this weird energy. We didn’t want to pass it up.”
The ultimate plan is for Jim to take over Kathy Bates’ role, but he’d appear every
More >‘Columbo’ star, Peter Falk dies at 83
1 year ago
News of the loss of a well-loved Hollywood name is never easy to hear but reports are beginning to bubble that Peter Falk, who engaged audiences for almost ten years as ‘Columbo’ has died from the effects of Alzheimer’s Diseases. He was 83.
“Peter Falk, 83-year-old Academy Award nominee and star of television series, Columbo, died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home on the evening of June 23, 2011.” says the official announcement.
The rep continued, “Peter Falk is survived by his wife, Shera, of 34 years and two daughters from a previous marriage.”
Despite having only one real eye [his left
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