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Crawford on '86 Oprah Interview: 'I Was Like the Chattel'

Supermodel looks back on uncomfortable talk-show appearance, offers thoughts on ex Richard Gere

(Newser) - The Apple TV+ docuseries The Super Models debuted Wednesday, detailing the careers of Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and, perhaps the most famous of them all, Cindy Crawford. The first episode brings Crawford to the screen, where she makes not only rare comments about her first marriage to actor...

Richard Gere to Testify Against Italy's Former Deputy PM

Matteo Salvini faces trial over refusal to let migrant ship dock in 2019

(Newser) - Italy's former deputy prime minister is going on trial for refusing to let a Spanish ship carrying rescued migrants dock at an Italian port—and Richard Gere has agreed to testify against him. The actor was on vacation in Italy with his family in August 2019 when he heard...

At 70, Richard Gere Is a Dad Again
At 70, Richard Gere
Is a Dad Again
Apr 24, 2020 12:20 AM CDT

At 70, Richard Gere Is a Dad Again

He welcomes 2nd child with 37-year-old wife

(Newser) - Richard Gere has become a father again at the age of 70. The actor and his wife Alejandra Silva, 37, recently welcomed their second child together and are getting to know the new addition to their family at their home just outside New York City, a rep confirms to Page...

Richard Gere Is a New Dad at 69
Richard Gere
Is New Dad
at 69
Feb 12, 2019 3:50 AM CST

Richard Gere Is New Dad at 69

Actor, wife welcome baby boy

(Newser) - A new dad at nearly 70: Richard Gere and wife Alejandra Silva have welcomed their first child together, a little more than nine months after their wedding last year. A rep says the 35-year-old Silva gave birth to a baby boy in New York City a few days ago, E!...

Richard Gere Having a Baby at 69
Richard Gere
Having a Baby at 69
Sep 17, 2018 7:16 AM CDT

Richard Gere Having a Baby at 69

New wife Alejandra Silva is expecting

(Newser) - This celebrity dad would be pushing 90 at his child's high school graduation. Richard Gere, 69, is expecting a child with new wife Alejandra Silva, 35, reports People . The couple announced the news with the assistance of another high-profile persona—the Dalai Lama. "A very special moment just...

Gere Touched Hollywood's 'Third Rail,' and He's Just Fine

Criticism of China cost him mainstream roles, but he's happy with indie films

(Newser) - Richard Gere was once on the Hollywood A-list, with blockbusters such as Pretty Woman, American Gigolo, and An Officer and a Gentleman. Not so much anymore. He's 67 now, but other actors in their 60s are still pulling down mainstream leading roles. So why not Gere? He tells the...

Gere: Israeli Settlements an 'Absurd Provocation'

Actor was in Israel promoting new movie, does not mince words

(Newser) - Richard Gere has lashed out at Israel over its settlements in territory that Palestinians want for a state. The Pretty Woman star came to Jerusalem for the local premiere of a new film by Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar in which he stars, reports the AP . A story in Sunday's...

5 Celeb Couples Who Married in Vegas

And, not all that shockingly, divorced soon after

(Newser) - What happens in Vegas ... often results in a divorce not too much later, at least in the case of these nine celebrity couples rounded up by Radar :
  • Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra: They wed in Sin City in 1966 when Farrow was 21 and Sinatra was 50. They divorced two
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Tourist Gives 'Homeless' Richard Gere Some Pizza

He stays in character, thanks her

(Newser) - Proof Richard Gere is good at his job: While playing a homeless man for his upcoming movie Time Out of Mind on Tuesday, a French tourist spotted him sifting through a New York City trash can and thought he was actually homeless—so she gave him leftover pizza from the...

7 Celeb Couples Who Got Hitched in Vegas

And some of them are actually still married

(Newser) - What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless of course it involves a marriage certificate. And for the 14 celebrity couples rounded up by PopSugar , it did. Seven standouts:
  • Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton wed in Vegas in 2000 after dating for mere weeks. They divorced in 2002.
  • Kelly
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Richard Gere's New Galpal: Padma Lakshmi

Sources say the relationship is very recent

(Newser) - Today in "Couples You Didn't See Coming": Richard Gere is dating Padma Lakshmi. Sources tell Page Six , People , Us , and E! that the relationship is quite new, quite hush-hush, and quite casual. "They're just getting to know each other," says one, adding that Gere, 64,...

10 Celebs Who Won't Work Together

And, boo, list includes Captain Kirk and Mr. Sulu

(Newser) - Everyone loves a good celebrity feud: And these 10, rounded up by TheRichest , are reportedly so bad that the actors involved refuse to work together. Five standout pairs:
  • Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte's 1994 romantic comedy I Love Trouble was spark-free, and perhaps that's because they worked together
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Richard Gere Ends 11-Year Marriage

He and Carey Lowell separate, will divorce: sources

(Newser) - Richard Gere is splitting with his wife of 11 years, sources tell Page Six . Gere, 64, and Carey Lowell, 52, are reportedly separated and planning to divorce; they haven't been photographed together since last year, and Page Six last fall reported that Gere had been spotted flirting with another...

20 Celebs in Hot Water With Entire Countries

Even the Beatles were once banned from a country

(Newser) - Celebrities get VIP access to pretty much everywhere, right? Not necessarily: Wonderwall rounds up 20 celebrities who have been banned from (or at least gotten into a beef with) entire countries:
  • Richard Gere has been permanently banned from China because he's a little too close to the Dalai Lama,
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25 Celebs You Forgot Were Once Married

Remember the good old days of Madonna and Sean Penn?

(Newser) - Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson married in July 2006—on a party yacht, no less—but, shockingly, divorced that November. So you'd be forgiven for having forgotten they were ever married. PopSugar rounds up 24 more such couples:
  • Madonna and Sean Penn: Married 1985, divorced 1989.
  • Jennifer Lopez and
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10 Actors Who Trashed Their Own Projects

Angus T. Jones isn't the first

(Newser) - Shocked when Angus T. Jones called his own show , Two and a Half Men, "filth"? Well, don't be: It's not all that rare for someone in Hollywood to trash his or her own project. Celebuzz rounds up nine more who did the same:
  • Katherine Heigl: First
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Richard Gere Criticizes China for Abuse in Tibet

'Pretty Woman' star publicly blames Chinese government

(Newser) - Richard Gere is taking a swipe at China for what he calls its widespread abuse of Tibetans. Gere, a practicing Buddhist and a longtime supporter of the Dalai Lama and Tibet, is in Seoul to promote a Tibet-themed exhibition of photos taken by him and other photographers. It's impossible...

13 International Celebrity Tiffs
 13 International 
 Celebrity Tiffs 
robin williams vs. australia
Apr 9, 2010 10:23 AM CDT

13 International Celebrity Tiffs

The big names who've gotten in hot water overseas

(Newser) - Robin Williams’ comment to David Letterman last week that “Australians are basically English rednecks” set off quite a chain reaction—the Australian prime minister is mad at Williams, and the Alabama governor is mad at the Australian PM for implying Alabamians are the real rednecks. The Daily Beast rounds...

Brooklyn's Finest a Clichéd Mess
 Brooklyn's Finest 
 a Clichéd Mess 
Movie Review
Mar 5, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Brooklyn's Finest a Clichéd Mess

Good acting, directing can't rescue ridiculous script

(Newser) - Brooklyn’s Finest, the latest from Training Day director Antoine Fuqua, is “a billy-club sandwich: three cop dramas piled one on top of the other, separated by layers of dramatic cheese," writes Ty Burr of the Boston Globe . About an hour in, “you hit gristle.” Sound...

A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss: Indian Court

Criminal charge against couple dismissed

(Newser) - A married couple accused of obscenity for allegedly kissing in public have been cleared by a judge in Delhi, reports the BBC, where public displays of affection are considered scandalous. The couple was arrested at a railroad station where they claim they were photographing themselves with a cellphone. A conviction...

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