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Hollywood Beat
Celebrity Birthdays
Blake Edwards (Director/writer)-88
Sandra Bullock-46 Jeremy Piven (Entourage: Ari)-45
Helen Mirren-65 Jim Lindberg (Pennywise)-45
Susan George-60 Wayne Wonder-44
Dorothy Hamill (Figure Skater)-54
Chris Harrison (The Bachelor)-39
Kevin Spacey-51 Kate Beckinsale-37
Gary Cherone (Extreme/Van Halen)-49
Dan Konopka (OK Go)-36
Celebrity News
More Sookie On The Way Author Charlaine Harris told Comic-Con in San Diego she was on the verge of wrapping up her 11th book in her smash “Sookie Stackhouse” series. “Maybe even tomorrow,” the writer said about her next installation in the vampire series that has been adapted for television on HBO’s “True Blood.” She also downplayed critics’ stabs at attaching symbolism and social commentary to the adventures of her vampires.
Amanda Bynes Comes Out Of Retirement Amanda Bynes says she is re-entering showbiz after retiring last month. 24-year-old actress, who got her start on Nickelodeon’s “All That” followed by “The Amanda Show,” tweeted her retirement last month saying, “I don’t love acting anymore, so I’ve stopped doing it.” However, Bynes reversed the decision Friday, tweeting to her fans: “I’ve unretired.” Bynes will next been seen on the big screen September 17th in the comedy “Easy-A.”
Gabor Has Surgery Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband says his wife is “doing a little bit better” in a Los Angeles hospital where she underwent hip surgery last week. Gabor, 93, fell at home and had hip surgery last Monday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Her husband, Frederic von Anhalt, said his wife spoke a few words Saturday but was still in critical condition. Gabor fell out of bed while trying to answer the telephone on July 17th.
Leno, Iacocca, Petty Honored By Chrysler Car buff Jay Leno, racer Richard Petty and former Chrysler chief Lee Iacocca were honored before 570 guests at the Auburn Hills Chrysler Museum in Michigan. They were inducted into Chrysler’s “Legacy Circle” during the Walter P. Chrysler Legacy Gala celebrating the automaker’s 85 years Saturday night. Silent and live auctions included prizes such as spending time with Petty, a tour of Leno’s Big Dog Garage and tickets to “The Tonight Show.” Funds will go toward keeping the museum in the Detroit suburb open.
Producer Sues Casey Affleck For Harassment Movie producer Amanda White is suing Casey Affleck in Los Angeles Superior Court for $2 million, claiming the actor sexually harassed her. In court documents filed Friday, White says she was forced to endure “uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances in the workplace” in 2009 during production of “I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix” and was denied her $50,000 production fee. White claims the actor and director hired prostitutes, got a crew member to expose himself, and locked her out of her own bedroom while he and Joaquin Phoenix romped with girls inside. Affleck says he’ll counter-sue. His lawyer said, “Ms White was terminated from the production over a year ago. The complaint will be vigorously defended and cross claims will be filed against her.”
‘Bling Ring’ Convict Released Early Alexis Neiers, the 19-year-old star of reality TV show “Pretty Wild,” has been released from jail after serving less than 30 days of her 6-month sentence for burglary. Neiers, implicated in the “bling ring” celebrity burglary spree this spring, was released Friday from the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood. She pleaded no contest in May but was released early because of overcrowding. Neiers was incarcerated for breaking into Orlando Bloom’s house. For the past few days, Neiers had been Lindsay Lohan’s cell neighbor at the jail. Ironically, she was also accused of robbing Lohan. Neiers still has three years of probation and was ordered to pay up to $600,000 in restitution.
Lohan May Be Released From Jail In July Lindsay Lohan, who began her 90-day jail sentence in Los Angeles last week, will be leaving Lynwood Correctional Facility in late July, according to RadarOnline. The 24-year-old actress was expected to be released from jail in less than 90 days, perhaps as early as August 1st or 2nd, due to prison overcrowding. However, RadarOnline was told that the judge overseeing Lohan’s case cut her stay even shorter by agreeing to grant her two days credit for time she was previously in custody. Lohan was jailed for skipping an alcohol education class, which was part of her probation for a 2007 DUI conviction.
Live-Action ‘Fairly OddParents’ On Its Way Nickelodeon has green-lit a live-action television movie adaptation of its animated series “The Fairly OddParents.” “A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!” will premiere next year. The TV movie will combine live-action with computer-generated animation and follow the adventures of a now 23-year-old Timmy Turner who refuses to grow up so he can keep his attentive, magical fairy godparents. Drake Bell of the series “Drake & Josh” will play Timmy. The cast also includes Jason Alexander as the live-action Cosmo, Daran Norris as the animated Cosmo, Cheryl Hines as live-action Wanda and Susanne Blakeslee as animated Wanda.
‘Facebook’ CEO To Guest Star On ‘Simpsons’ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to play himself on an upcoming episode of “The Simpsons.” Facebook’s 26-year-old creator will lend his voice to the animated version of himself on an installment of “The Simpsons” this fall. The FOX show is going into its 22nd season.
Nerd Arrested In Scuffle At Comic-Con Authorities say a man was arrested at Comic-Con in San Diego for injuring another man with a pen amid a crowd of thousands awaiting a film preview. Police said the two men got into an argument over sitting too close to each other. One man was struck with a pen and hospitalized with a minor cut around his eyelid; the other was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Convention-goers were awaiting previews and panel discussions for the films “Paul” and “Cowboys and Aliens.” The disturbance delayed the presentations for about 45 minutes. Officials said such incidents have been very rare at Comic-Con, San Diego’s annual sci-fi and comic book convention.
Orlando Bloom Gets Married Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr have gotten married. Nobody is saying where or when they got hitched. Kerr first met Bloom backstage at a Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York in 2006. They began dating in late 2007 and confirmed their engagement last month.
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Reject Sues Cowell A woman who was rejected from “Britain’s Got Talent” is suing Simon Cowell for public humiliation. Emma Czikai says Cowell was responsible for broadcasting her audition clip, despite writing to him and explaining that health problems had affected her performance. At a pre-hearing review in London, the woman said she filed the case so she could retain her “self-respect and dignity.” She says her performance of Westlife’s “You Raise Me Up” last year was affected by an ailment that caused painful swelling all over the body. Czikai wants $3.8 million in the lawsuit. You can see her performance on YouTube.
Julia Roberts’ Brother Checks Into ‘Celebrity Rehab’ Actor Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts’ older brother, is joining the cast of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab 4,” RadarOnline.com reports. Roberts, 54, has moved into the Pasadena Recovery Center. No word on what Roberts is getting treated for, but he was arrested in 1987 for cocaine possession and allegedly battled a cocaine problem in the ‘90s. The “Celebrity Rehab” cast also includes reality TV star Jason Wahler, Tiger Woods’ mistress Rachel Uchitel and “Party of Five” star Jeremy London.
Music News
OneRepublic Teams With Ralph Lauren OneRepublic has teamed up with Ralph Lauren to celebrate his latest men’s fragrance launch, The Big Pony Collection. The group’s hit “Secrets” has been tapped as the theme song for the Big Pony Fragrance video. The video can be viewed at www.bigponyfragrances.com.
Kings Of Leon Interrupted By Pooping Pigeons The Kings of Leon were forced offstage Friday by a barrage of pigeon poop. The band was pelted by birds sitting in the rafters of the Verizon Amphitheatre in St Louis, forcing the Kings to cancel their performance after three songs into their set. Bassist Jared Followill said he was hit in the face during the opening song, then on both arms during the next two songs. Followill said the band was aware of the problem after seeing members of the opening acts get pooed.
Permanent Garden To Honor Michael Jackson The National Museum of Dance will honor Michael Jackson with a permanent garden when he’s inducted into the Hall of Fame next month. Officials at the Saratoga Springs, New York, institution said they’ve agreed to make room for the garden after a Jackson fan group sent word that a huge delivery of flowers would arrive on induction day. The size of the garden will be determined by how much cash the fans raise. The group will be responsible for paying for the garden’s upkeep.
Corgan Collapses Onstage Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan collapsed onstage during a concert in Tampa, Florida. The incident, which lasted just a few seconds, happened Wednesday night while the rocker performed “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” Corgan later tweeted, “And for those that saw me fall last night during ‘Bullet,’ that wasn’t a stage move or clumsiness – that was me blacking out and wiping out. I have no memory of falling against the drum riser and my guitar cabinet. But I can tell you I’ve got quite a good bruise and am moving slow.” Corgan didn’t appear to suffer any other injuries and was back to work Thursday.
Clay Aiken, Chaka Khan To Duet On ‘Phineas And Ferb’ Clay Aiken and Chaka Khan will sing on an upcoming episode of the Disney Channel show “Phineas and Ferb.” The title characters decide to travel around the world in one day and Aiken and Khan will sing them a song of encouragement. The episode airs August 2nd on Disney XD and August 6th on the Disney Channel. Meanwhile, Aiken is touring this summer with Ruben Studdard. You can also see them together in a PBS special next month.
Eminem Has Taylor Swift’s Back Eminem is defending Taylor Swift in the August issue of Spin, nearly a year after Kanye West interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. “He shouldn’t have done that, man,” Eminem told Spin. “I mean, she’s a little girl.” Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video when West rushed the stage and declared, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ll let you finish, but Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time!” When Beyoncé won the Video of the Year award later in the night, she invited Swift to finish the speech. The issue hits newsstands today.
Underwood’s ‘Some Hearts’ Goes Seven-Times Platinum While Carrie Underwood is on her honeymoon with new husband Mike Fisher, her debut album, “Some Hearts,” has officially hit the 7-million-sold mark in the U.S. The album produced the hits "Jesus, Take the Wheel,” “Wasted” and “Before He Cheats.” “Some Hearts” was released in November 2005. In December 2009, Billboard listed the album as the biggest-selling country album of the decade, and the 14th-best selling album of any genre.
Maroon 5 Joins Arizona Boycott Over Immigration Law Maroon 5 has joined the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Ben Harper and many others in protesting Arizona’s controversial new immigration law. Frontman Adam Levine said it was a tough choice to cross Arizona off any touring they’ll be doing for their upcoming “Hands All Over” album, but “it really didn’t feel right to play there and reward Arizona for what we thought was a really bad decision.”
Taylor Swift’s ‘Groom’ Taylor Swift says she hand-picked the groom for her new video, “Mine.” Taylor was struck by British actor Toby Hemingway as she watched his performance in the movie “Feast of Love,” and now she gets to be his bride in the video. She knew she’d found her perfect onscreen groom when she watched another film featuring the 27-year-old, which included her favorite number. She adds, “I was doing some more research and watched another movie he was in called ‘The Covenant.’ I’ve got this crazy 13 lucky thing, and he walks on screen for the first time wearing a sweatshirt with a 13 on it! That was the deciding factor. It wasn’t really up to me, it was about the number.”
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