Aug
31
Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
August 31, 2009 | 27 Comments
Walt Disney announced this morning that they’re in the process of buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. Once the deal goes through, Disney will take over ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters, including Spider-Man, Captain America, The Hulk and the X-Men. Both Disney and Marvel have approved the deal, but before the deal is finalized, they need the backing of [...]
Aug
31
Jeremy Piven off the hook in fish tale
August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment
A professional arbiter has ruled that Jeremy Piven did not breach his contract with the producers of the Broadway revival of the play Speed-the-Plow last year. The actor pulled out of the play due to mercury poisoning after eating sushi on a daily basis while working on the show. At the time, he received no sympathy, and the play’s writer, David [...]
Aug
31
Kelly Preston cancels public appearance
August 31, 2009 | 6 Comments
Kelly Preston has cancelled her appearance at the California Governor’s Conference for Women in October, hosted by Maria Shriver. She was scheduled to host a panel titled “Grief & Resilience,” and was to discuss how to cope with living after the death of a child. Preston and husband John Travolta lost their 16-year-old son, Jett, last January. Kelly [...]
Aug
31
Matt Damon to receive film award
August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments
Matt Damon, 38, has been chosen to receive his first lifetime achievement honor, the American Cinematheque Award. The Cinematheque award is given out annually to artists who are “committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures.” Previous recipients of the award include Samuel L. Jackson, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Al [...]
Aug
28
Jason Biggs attacked by monkey
August 28, 2009 | 18 Comments
Jason Biggs, 31, cut his vacation short after being attacked by a monkey. According to the British paper The Sun, Biggs was in Gibraltar with his American Pie co-star Eddie Kaye Thomas. A source told the paper: “They were hiking in the woods when this monkey suddenly leapt on Jason from a tree and tried [...]
Aug
28
Parker Posey diagnosed with Lyme disease
August 28, 2009 | 6 Comments
Parker Posey, 40, has dropped out of the new off-Broadway show This at Mainstage Theater after being diagnosed with Lyme disease. The show will go on as planned, with previews beginning on November 6 and opening night on December 2, though a replacement for Posey has not yet been announced. Lyme disease, a tick-borne disease, [...]
Aug
28
Anne Heche calls her ex a “lazy ass”
August 28, 2009 | 25 Comments
During a recent appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, Anne Heche got a little sarcastic about what her ex-husband Coley Laffoon, the father of her seven-year-old son, Homer, is doing lately: “He goes out to the mailbox and he opens up the little mailbox door and goes, ‘Oh! I got a check from [...]
Aug
28
Police don’t believe Jackson doctor’s story
August 28, 2009 | 13 Comments
Police don’t believe Dr. Conrad Murray’s version of what happened the day Michael Jackson died. For one thing, “lethal levels” of propofol were found in the singer’s system, but Murray claims to have only given Jackson 25 milligrams. “It doesn’t make any sense,” Dr. John Dombrowski, a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists told [...]
Aug
27
Footage of Lohan break in released
August 27, 2009 | 2 Comments
The Los Angeles Police Department has released photos and the video from the break in at Lindsay Lohan‘s house last weekend. Strangely enough, the male burglar in the photos/video looks exactly like the male burglar in photos from a break in at Audrina Patridge’s home that occurred on February 22. He’s wearing what looks to be the exact [...]
Aug
27
Tom Sizemore arrested for violence against women – again
August 27, 2009 | 50 Comments
Tom Sizemore has been charged with spousal battery after an incident involving his girlfriend. The actor, who has been charged with violence against women numerous times, was arrested in Los Angeles on August 6th while in public with his girlfriend. When an argument turned physical, an onlooker called 911. Sizemore has previously been accused of physically injuring [...]
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