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“Die Hard,” the 1988 action thriller that propelled Bruce Willis to movie stardom, came out on July 15. “Die Hard 2: Die Harder” was released July 6 two years later. “Die Hard: With a Vengeance” followed on May 19, five years later, and “Live Free or Die Hard” was released June 27, 2007. It seems […]
R&B singer Heather Headley has been confirmed as the lead in a new London stage musical adaptation of Whitney Houston movie ‘The Bodyguard’. Headley made the big announcement on her Facebook page: “So, let’s talk about London… Yes! I’ve been offered the role of Rachel in the musical version The Bodyguard. Very Honored! The script […]
Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt don’t just talk the charity talk — they walk the walk, too. Jolie and Pitt just donated $342,000 to the Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid, a non-profit dedicated to providing healthcare to women and children in famine-plagued Somalia. HIJRK director Mohamed Dahir told CBS News that the money will […]
R&B icon Smokey Robinson feels sorry for Michael Jackson’s embattled personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray, insisting he believes the doctor merely wanted to be around Michael. Robinson feels sure Dr. Murray was only doing what Jackson told him to do, and unfortunately that may have involved administering the fatal dose of anaesthetic Propofol which cost […]
The man who rescued the Bravo reality star says the incident, which happened off the Nantucket coast, was entirely scripted. Bravo reality star Bethenny Frankel is being called in to question for her claims that she was lost at sea for 20 hours last month. Tim Russell, the man who came to Frankel and her […]
Veteran journalist Ted Koppel is joining Brian Williams’ newsmagazine on NBC. NBC announced Thursday that longtime “Nightline” anchor Koppel will join news anchors Harry Smith and Meredith Vieira as correspondents on “Rock Center.” Since leaving ABC News in 2005, Koppel has done work for the Discovery Channel and NPR. The newsmagazine debuts Halloween night at […]
It hasn’t been a healthy week for rappers. One day after rapper Rick Ross suffered two seizures in one day, old school rapper Tone Loc collapsed onstage in Atlanta on Saturday. Tone Loc, 45, was transported to a nearby hospital and given an IV, but his manager said he was doing fine and explained he […]
The brother of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ star Omarosa Manigault was murdered in a lover’s quarrel last Sunday, police in Youngstown, Ohio, said. Jack Manigault, 40, received several gunshots, including a fatal wound to the head, during a home invasion committed by Marco Cardenas, 22, say police. Manigault was asleep at the time with a woman who […]
E! News Host Giuliana Rancic had to be dragged “kicking and screaming,” as she put it, in to have a mammogram at the recommendation of her doctor. Sure, she was trying to have a baby via in vitro fertilization, but she was only 36 years old — why should she bother? It turned out to […]
Former NFL star receiver Terrell “T.O.” Owens was reportedly rushed to a Los Angeles area hospital last Thursday night after a possible pill overdose. Reportedly, an unknown person called 911 from the apartment to report a possible overdose. Paramedics arrived and transported T.O. to an area hospital. Police investigators spoke to Owens later that night. […]
“Memphis Beat” has struck its last note. TNT announced that it has canceled the series after two seasons. “The network thanks everyone involved in the production of ‘Memphis Beat’ for their work on the series, including the great cast and crew,” it said in a statement. “TNT wishes everyone the best.” The series starred Jason […]
Last week, it was reported that there was a lot of drama surrounding the “casting” of Fantasia Barrino as Mahalia Jackson in an upcoming film, and now the production company behind the film has come to the defense of Fantasia. In a statement issued Wednesday, the company clears up the rumors about the movie’s financing […]