Celebrity News

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* Inland Rep. Joe Baca D-Rialto, is dropping his effor to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal. Baca propposed legislation in March that called for the golfer to be recognized for promoting good sportsmanship and breaking down barriers in the sport. Baca said in a stateman Wednesday that "in light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family" he won't pursue legislation this session to give him the award. Woods recent car accident has led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life. The world's #1 golfer hit a hydrant and a tree on Nov. 27, and he was cited for careless driving and fined $164. Woods has been out of the public eye since the crash and subsequent allegations of extramartial affairs~

*Willie Maxine Perry who helped inspire the character Madea played by her son, movie star and producer Tyler Perry died. She was 64. Tyler Perry announced her death on Tuesday on his Web. site, where he thanked his fans for their prayers. He did not say where his mother died or anything about the case. Perry owns much of his popularity to his portrayal of Madea, a sharp-tongued, iron-willed Southern matriarch played by Perry in a padded suit and wig. she is the central character in films like "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail"

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The world's #1 golfer hit a hydrant and a tree on Nov. 27,

He couldn't decide between an iron and a wood.

Ba-dum-bum!

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Kendra Wilkinsonand her husband Hank Baskett are the new parents of a baby boy.

Hank Randall Baskett IV was delivered via C-section at Friday morning in Indiana, where Baskett is a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, according to People. He weighed in at 9 lbs., 5 oz. and measured 22 inches.


The former Girls Next Door srarand Playboy Playmate announced her pregnancy in June. Wilkinson, 24, and Baskett, 27, Married weeks later at the Playboy mansion.

 

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LOS ANGELES – Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell are set to reveal the nominees for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The two actors will announce the nominations Thursday morning at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. The announcement will be telecast live on TNT.
The SAG Awards honor acting achievements in film and television. The awards will be presented Jan. 23 during a ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium.

 

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*Casino owner Steve Wynn was able to lure country music legend Garth Brooks out of retirement. Now, the curtain is rising on Brooks show on the Las Vegas strip. The best selling solo act in history [don't know about that] opens on Friday for a select series of 15 weekend gigs a year, for the next five years in the 1,500 seat Encore theater at the Wynn Las Vegas resort. Wynn even bought Brooks a private jet to make sure he can be home on Mondays to spend time with his 3 teenage daughters. Tickets will cost $125 apiece. Officials say his first 20 shows sold out in five hours~

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*A Lil Wayne concert in Texas, was postponed Friday after authorities said they found marijuana on one of his tour buses [go figure] The rapper canceled his Friday show after two of his buses were stopped in Fulfurris about 80 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. Border Patrol Supervisory Agent Joe Trevino said Saturday that Lil Wayne and 11 people with him were briefly detained, and the case was referred to the Brooks County Sheriff's Office. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, will be tried in March on felony drug possession and weapons charges in Yuma County, Arizona~

The baby boy keeping New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen awake at night has a name Benjamin The baby born Dec. 8, but no name at that time. She said Friday "He's a blessing, and were so happy about his birth"~

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*Randy Quaid and his wife Evi, finally appeared in courst Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to felony charges of defrauding a innkeeper. The couple skipped previous court hearings without exxplanation, after being accused of using a credit card to defraud San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito of more than $10,000. Their attorney Robert Sanger did not immediately return a call seeking comment. He has said the quads repaid the ranch and hoped to reslove the case. It appeared the Quaids had forfeited a total of $40,000 in bail when they failed to appear for a hearing last week. But, a judge allowed that money to stand as bail Tuesday, and freed the two defendants, prosecutor Lee Carter said. They were taken into custody in Texas over the last weekend after a previous arrest on Sept. 24. Another hearing was set for March 1! [geez how did this happen to him?]~

*Ronnie Wood rocker of the Rolling Stones, was given a formal police warning Tuesday for assult, his spokesman said. David Rigg confirmed that Wood, who is 62, received the warning, or caution, after he was arrested earlier this month near his home in Esher, in southern England. Rigg said he was unable for legal reasons to give the details of who made the complaint against Wood. A caution is a formal warning given by police. It is not a criminal conviction, but police keep a record of it for five years. Wood's private life has been in turmoil for more than a year,[try forever] since he started a high-profile relationship with ekaterina Ivanova,a 20-year old Russian cocktail waitress~

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Cocktail of drugs found at Brittany Murphy's home
Brittany's Murphy kept a cocktail of prescription drugs at her home, it has been revealed. Pills and medicines found at the LA property include several strong painkillers and tablets to battle depression, OCD and anxiety. The drugs were in the name of Brittany, her husband Simon and her mother Sharon, as well as a few unknown people. Last night the star's devastated husband claimed Brittany suffered from mitral valve prolapse, a heart murmur that can cause dizziness. However, it is not a condition that requires treatment by drugs. Simon has said Brittany only took painkillers for her "female time", and he's still baffled as to why his wife is dead. "This is what's killing all of us," he says. "How did it happen? We all want to know why we lost our baby." He also denied rumours that he'd tried to block the autopsy, saying the thought of it upset him initially but that he understood it must be done. "I look forward to getting the results," he added.

 

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That's sad about all the drugs that were found in her home It'll take a few week's to have the toxicology resuts confirmed, if she was mixing them, and it caused this horrific sad end to her short life. Shades of Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, and so many other celebs~

*Charlie Sheen was arrested Friday Christmas Day in the Colorado town of Aspen on charges related to domestic violence, police said. The star of CBS's "Two And A Half Men" was taken into custody on suspicion of second-degree assualt and menacing, both felonies, along with criminal mischief, a misddeamnor, Aspen police spokesman Stephanie Gasaro said. Police arrested the 44-yeard old actor after responding to a 911 call regarding a report of domestic violence at 8:34 a.m.. The alleged victim in the case, whose name was witheld, did not have to be taken to the hospital, police said. [Geez, grow up dude]

*Simon Cowell's bropther says the next season of "American Idol" will be the judge's last. Tony Cowell said in his weekly podcast "The Cowell Factor", that a statement was being prepared, that would certify that the acerbic British judge was leaving the popular Fox signing competition at the edn of 2010. Simon Cowell will continue to concentrated on bringing his popular U.K. talent show "The X Factor" to the U.S. next year, his brother said on his Saturday podcast, which has since been removed. Cowell, 50, has been with "American Idol" since the series debuted in 2002. His contract ends after the upcoming 9th season. The judging panel was shaken up last year with the arrival of songwriter Kara DioGuardi and the departure of Paula Abdul, who is being replaced next season by talk show host Ellen DeGeneres~

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Actor Charlie Sheen arrested in Colorado
Dec 26, 9:35 AM (ET)

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a Colorado jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations.

The 44-year-old actor was taken into custody Friday morning by officers responding to a 911 call from a house in this ski resort town about 200 miles west of Denver.

An ambulance went to the house, but the accuser was not taken to the hospital.

Sheen, the star of CBS'"Two and a Half Men," was taken to the Pitkin County jail and booked for investigation of second-degree assault and menacing, both felonies, along with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, Aspen police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said.

He was released in the late afternoon after posting $8,500 bond and being advised by a county judge on the conditions of his release, she said.

Dasaro declined to name Sheen's accuser, citing a department policy prohibiting the identification of potential victims in domestic violence cases.

Aspen attorney Richard Cummins said late Friday that he was representing Sheen in the case. He declined to name Sheen's accuser or discuss details, but he cautioned against any rush to judgment.

"I think at the end of the day it will be much ado about nothing," Cummins told The Associated Press. "I don't think there's any criminality about what went on."

Cummins said a court date was set for Feb. 8. "That may be to determine whether a case goes forward or not," he said.

Sheen's publicist Stan Rosenfield also warned against making assumptions.
"It would benefit everyone not to jump to any conclusion," he said.

Sheen is the son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of actor-director Emilio Estevez. He is married to Brooke Mueller Sheen, a real estate investor who gave birth to the couple's first children, twin boys, in March. They married in May 2008 following Sheen's bitter divorce and custody battle with actress Denise Richards.

The star of "Platoon,""Wall Street" and the "Hot Shots!" movies has had run-ins with the law before. In December 1996, he was arrested and charged with attacking a girlfriend at his Southern California home. He later pleaded no contest and was placed on two years' probation.

In 1998, his father turned him in for violating his parole after a cocaine overdose sent him to the hospital. He was later ordered to undergo a rehabilitation program.

 

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*Authorities say actor Charlie Sheen is accused of using a weapon in an 'alleged' case of domestic violence in Aspen. Sheen spent part of Christmas Day at a home in the Colorado ski resort town. Police spokesman Stephanie Dasaro did not provide details on what knd of weapon [it was a knife source: TMZ.COM] Sheen is accused of using. Sheen also was arrested on the investigation of second-degree assult, a felony, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. Sheen hasn't been charged and was relased Friday after posting an $8,500 bond. Prosecutors will determine whether to file charges~

*Tyler Perry says he is taking his sharp-tongued character "Madea" back on tour. Perry posted a message on his Web.site Saturday and said "he had taken some time off in the past few months so he could spend my mothers final days at her side" His mother, Willie Maxine Perry, 64, died Dec. 8 at age 64. Perry says he will begin touring with his new play "Madea's Big Happy Family", the iron willed Southern matriarch he protrays in a wig and padded dress. She is the central character of many of his films, including "Madea Goes To Jail" [a total riot, hilarious]:guffaw:

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*Van Morrison is a new guy. The 64-year-old Irish singers says on his Web-site that he and his wife, GiGi, welcomed a new baby boy, George Ivan Morrison 111, on Monday. The couple says that "Little Van" is the "spitting image of his daddy". The baby is a dual citizen of the U.S., and Britain.~

*Hugh Jackman, Taylor Lautne, Mariah Carey and Sandra Bullock are among the stars expected at next week's People's Choice Awards also attending are Steve Carell, Carrie Underwood, Ellen DeGeneres and LL Cool J It'll be held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Jan. 6 and be broadcast live on CBS. Queen Latifah will host the show, in which fans vote for their favorite actors, musicians, movies and TV programs~

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Van Morrison: Birth report 'utter fiction'
Dec 31, 7:12 PM (ET)
By SANDY COHEN

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that
a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had
fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner.

The false report was disseminated Monday by a Los Angeles-based publicist
for Morrison, Phil Lobel. The publicist was quoted by an unidentified
associate on Thursday as getting the report from the Morrison site.

The false report was picked up by several news agencies, including The
Associated Press, as well as celebrity sites and British newspapers. The
false report on the Morrison Web site claimed that a woman identified as
Gigi had just borne a son with Morrison.

The singer issued a statement Thursday through an international
public-relations agency stressing that the report was completely false and
the malicious product of a hacker's attack on his official Web site,
.http://www.vanmorrison.com


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Patrick Stewart leads arts honours with a knighthood

Stage and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours list for his services to drama.
Nicholas Hytner, artistic director of the National Theatre, is also knighted.
Others from the arts world to be recognised include award-winning stage actress Margaret Tyzack, made a CBE.

Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd, concert pianist Peter Donohoe and artist Maggi Hambling are also rewarded for their work with CBEs.

'Delightful'

Sir Patrick, born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire and known for a string of theatre and screen roles, said he was "very proud" to be made a knight, adding the theatre has always been his "great joy".

"In particular the past six years have given me acting opportunities that at one time I could not have imagined possible.

"This is an honour that embraces those actors, directors and creative teams who have in these recent years helped fill my life with inspiration, companionship and sheer fun," said Sir Patrick.

 

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*Actor Vince Vaughn is married. Vaughn's spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Vaughn 39, wed real estate Kyla Weber, 31 in a small private ceremony on Saturday outsiode Chicago. It was the first marriage for both. Vaughn has starred in "Wedding Crashers" "Swingers" and "Couples Retreat" just to name a few~

Mariah Carey lived up to her sometimes loopy reputation at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, awards as she gave a long rambling acceptance speech after being named Breakthrough Actress for her peformance in "Precious". Carey was escorted onto the stage Tuesday night at the podium, and greeted by her presenter and "Precious" director Lee Daniels She hestiated for a few seconds, then looked up to the ceiling sighed and said "Please forgive me, in a slurred voice cause' I'm a little bit... then an audence member finished the sentence with a "All f#$%ed up" to which Carey replied "Yeah" adding a long hearty laugh then said "Ooooooooh, my goodness" she bellowed. Then after she stumbled off stage the next presenter Sean Penn quipped "Think anything's going to make it on YouTube tonight~ It was embarrassing to watch. [wait till you accept the award to drink]

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Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood are engaged

A source confirmed to People that Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood are engaged. The rocker apparently proposed to the True Blood co-star in Paris. Manson, 41, began dating Wood, 22, in 2006 but the couple broke up in 2008. They briefly reconciled, then split again before getting back together.

Poster side note: Ewwww, okay done now.

 

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*A Lil Wayne concert in Texas, was postponed Friday after authorities said they found marijuana on one of his tour buses [go figure]

that's crazy - omg popstar in taking drugs shock! it's not like they found class As! bonkers.

The world's #1 golfer hit a hydrant and a tree on Nov. 27,

He couldn't decide between an iron and a wood.

Ba-dum-bum!

ouch. but also funny

LOS ANGELES – Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell are set to reveal the nominees for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

i thought you were going to say they got married, i would've been surprised....:guffaw:

Cocktail of drugs found at Brittany Murphy's home
Brittany's Murphy kept a cocktail of prescription drugs at her home, it has been revealed. Pills and medicines found at the LA property include several strong painkillers and tablets to battle depression, OCD and anxiety.

well when i die they'll no doubt start saying it was drug related then because i have all kinds of drugs in my house, they're all prescribed but pretty potent stuff - i'm sure when i go it won't be due to a cocktail of antipsychotics! although it will be suicide, i know that much. hmm tmi, sorry, it just kind of bothers me when people say "oh well it must've been the drugs" because they find mental health medication in someone's house - they wouldn't say that if it were cancer drugs or diabetes drugs would they? as for the painkillers, if you take enough mental health drugs, you need them to cope with the side effects. i'm not saying she didn't die from something drug related, it is possible, i just wish people wouldn't make 2+2=7 without knowing the details [/rant]