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Jason Bateman Proves That Child Stars Can Survive

(Newser) - Jason Bateman ought to be a drunk or dead by now. A child star on Little House on the Prairie and a slew of forgettable '80s roles, Bateman turned to boozing, snorting, and smoking up on wild all-nighters. "Shutting that off was key," he tells Steve Kandell...

Perez Admits 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry
 Perez Admits 
 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry 
INTERVIEW
Jul 7, 2009 8:00 AM CDT

Perez Admits 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry

Admits 'mistakes' in Will.i.am debacle

(Newser) - Perez Hilton has gone from “celebrity watcher” to “quasi-celebrity.” Public scuffles with Carrie Prejean, Dustin Lance Black, and Will.i.am have thrown the bitchy blogger into the spotlight—but who is he really? He’s happier than ever, on a quest to get healthy, and “...

Transformers Will Soon Rule World Box Office

(Newser) - The Transformers juggernaut rolls on. The Revenge of the Fallen sequel is about to become the biggest grossing film of 2009 worldwide, reports Variety. After only 2 weeks, it's grossed $448 million around the globe, just shy of the $469 million haul by Angels & Demons, which opened in...

Farrah's Funeral: 'Goodbye, Sweet Girl'

'She's the most beautiful angel in heaven'

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s family and friends gathered to honor the actress’ memory at her private funeral today in Los Angeles, People reports. Ryan O’Neal and son Redmond were among the 200 or so at the service, while longtime friend Alana Stewart and Fawcett's doctor, Lawrence Piro, delivered eulogies. "...

Levi Goes Hollywood ... Sort Of
 Levi Goes 
 Hollywood 
 ... Sort Of 

interview
Jun 17, 2009 10:32 AM CDT

Levi Goes Hollywood ... Sort Of

Bristol's baby-daddy wants a reality show

(Newser) - Now that he’s free of the Palins, Levi Johnston is going Hollywood, trying to turn his fame into fortune with acting gigs or a reality show, reports Renata Espinosa of the Daily Beast. She caught up with Johnston and Tank Jones, the giant style-conscious black lawyer who’s acting...

Ari Emanuel Is Hollywood's New Boss

Rahm's brother takes charge with agency merger

(Newser) - Ari Emanuel has soared to new prominence in the past few months since his talent agency, Endeavor, merged with William Morris. Now, he’s Hollywood’s “pre-eminent power player,” write Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes in the New York Times. But what drives him? Says a producer: “...

Actors Approve Contract, Ending Threat of Strike

(Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly approved a new contract tonight with the big Hollywood studios, ending an impasse that raised the threat of another strike in the entertainment industry, reports the LA Times. The approval, pushed by a group of top-tier actors such as George Clooney and Tom Hanks, comes...

'Love Rat Pack' Dates H'wood's Leading Ladies

Cameron, Natalie, Kirsten, Scarlett: These guys get around

(Newser) - You expect Hollywood's leading men to have a gaggle of women trailing them. But now the tables have turned, and it's Oscar-nominated ladies who attract a coterie of serial daters they're practically sharing. Meet the men behind the drama, red-carpet escapades, and broken engagements:
  • Adam Levine of Maroon 5. The
...

Bardem May Join Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love
 Bardem May 
 Join Roberts 
 in Eat, Pray, Love 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jun 8, 2009 10:17 AM CDT

Bardem May Join Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love

(Newser) - Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, reports Variety. Roberts is slated to play the author, and Bardem would play love interest Felipe, whom the real-life Gilbert eventually married. Brad Pitt is producing. Elsewhere:

What Happened to Kinder, Gentler Tom Hanks?

In search of the actor's earlier persona

(Newser) - Where has Tom Hanks gone? Sure, he's still around on the big screen, currently breaking the bank with Angels & Demons, but what happened to the Tom Hanks that is "our Jimmy Stewart, a heartland guy, good people," wonders Betsey Sharkey in the Los Angeles Times. The "...

Winona Still Remembers Pain of Depp Breakup

She's back after 7 years off screen

(Newser) - Winona Ryder says she's getting her act together at the age of 37, but she still vividly remembers being thrown for a loop after her teenage breakup with Johnny Depp. In an interview with the UK edition of Elle, as reported by People, Ryder says the breakup occurred at the...

Celebs Likely to Fight Harder for Gay Marriage in 2010

Lessons learned from last year's Prop 8 fight will need to be applied

(Newser) - For those who believe Hollywood came too late to California’s “No on Prop 8” party during last year’s election, yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the voter-approved ban on gay marriage brings a question: Will Tinseltown get it right this time around? “I think the...

Recession Whacks Tinseltown Agents

(Newser) - Hollywood's toughest power brokers—the big shot "10 percenters" of the top talent agencies—are no longer immune to the recession, reports the Independent. With the merger between former rival agencies William Morris and Endeavor officially approved, 100 top agents got the ax. Officials of the new entity hope...

Spider-Man Actress Found Dead
 Spider-Man 
 Actress 
 Found Dead 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 21, 2009 11:35 AM CDT

Spider-Man Actress Found Dead

(Newser) - Lucy Gordon, a British actress who played a small role in Spider-Man 3, was found dead in her Paris apartment yesterday, the Telegraph reports. The 28-year-old appears to have hanged herself. Elsewhere:
  • Hugh Hefner’s ex Kendra Wilkinson has no problem with his new girlfriends—in fact, they’re invited
...

Cannes: From Class to Crass

Festival has more alcohol, drugs, sex than films

(Newser) - The name “Cannes” once conjured up images of Hollywood glamor and French sophistication, but no more. The film festival has turned into a marathon of binge drinking and sleazy sex, attended by high-heeled, fake-tanned partiers who are “not interested in the films, only the party scene,” one...

Lohan Vows to Producer: I'll Be a Good Girl

Tabloid queen promises to change her ways for next film

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan promises to get her act together for her next film, People reports. “She said, ‘I really want to get serious. I'm committed,’” recalled Kent Parker, producer of indie comedy The Other Side, which begins filming this fall. “I’m not worried whatsoever,”...

Cannes Prepares for a Quieter Festival

Economic woes put the breaks on Croisette craziness

(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival opens tomorrow with a screening of the new Pixar film Up, but this year the glitzy two-week movie fest on the French Riviera may be a low-key affair, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Yachts have gone unrented, Vanity Fair has canceled its annual party, and movie execs...

May Films Face Galaxy of Boycotts

List of new releases that face criticism

(Newser) - Movie fans are fuming for one reason or another about most of the blockbusters out this month, the New York Times reports—and studios find it difficult to discern potent protests from the all-too-common casual boycott. A look at which films, and why:
  • Terminator Salvation upset fans because of its
...

'Very Proud' M*A*S*H Actor Comes Out

Single and 66, David Ogden Stiers wants 'to find someone'

(Newser) - In search of Mr. Right, M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers has come out at the age of 66, PlanetOut reports. Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester's alter ego hesitated to confirm earlier rumors out of fear for his professional prospects, but he tells the Gossip Boy blog  he doesn't want "any...

Gordon Gecko Returns: Wall Street Sequel Is a Go

(Newser) - Will Gordon Gecko have a change of heart? The fictional Wall Streeter who famously declared that "greed is good" in 1987 is returning to the big screen, Access Hollywood and Variety report. Michael Douglas and director Oliver Stone have signed on for the Wall Street sequel, which will catch...

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