Celeb News Aggregate
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Actor Brad Renfro was snubbed at Sunday's Academy Awards when organizers left him out of a montage of stars who died in the past year.
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Brad Renfro's girlfriend tried to revive the actor after finding him dead in his Los Angeles apartment, according to a just-released recording of her emergency call.
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Actor Brad Renfro died from an accidental heroin overdose, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled.
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Late actor Brad Renfro had a secret son who lived in Japan with his mother.
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Brad Renfro's friends are in mourning after the actor's death from a suspected drug overdose.
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Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has paid tribute to tragic actor Brad Renfro, who died earlier this week at age 25.
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Troubled actor Brad Renfro had suffered a relapse in his sobriety efforts shortly before he died.
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Troubled movie star Brad Renfro has died, according to reports. The 25-year-old actor was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. The cause of death has not been determined, however, Renfro has had a history of drug abuse.
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Kate Winslet, Sam Mendes Have Baby; Actor Alan Bates Dies; Southeastern Crix Pick The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Lost in Translation Bill Murray Naomi Watts 21 Grams Pete Townshend Adrien Brody Keira Knightley
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News Roundup for Sept. 10 - Hollywood celebrities join the Bushes in Washington for a tribute honoring the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Other celebrities include Lance Bass Tyra Banks Freddy vs. Jason Brad Renfro Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde Eminem
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The ultimate showdown between Freddy and Jason, those legendary slashers, has gotten the green light from New Line Cinema, starring Brad Renfro
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The box office preview of the weekend beginning May 3 Spider-Man Sam Raimi Tobery Maguire Kristin Dunst Willem Dafoe Woody Allen Hollywood Ending Deuces Wild Steve Dorff Jason X Angelina Jolie Life Or Something Like It The Rock The Scorpion King The Mummy The Mummy Returns Sandra Bullock Murder By Numbers Ben Affleck Samuel L. Jackson Changing Lanes Cameron Diaz The Sweetest Thing Bill Paxton Frailty High Crimes Jodie Foster Panic Room The Rookie Blade 2 Ice Age Monsoon Wedding Kissing Jessica Stein Y Tu Mama Tambien My Big Fat Greek Wedding The Cat's Meow Peter Bogdanovich
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Box Office Analysis: May 5 Spider-Man The Scorpion King Life or Something Like It Changing Lanes The Rookie Hollywood Ending
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Teen actor Robert Iler, from HBO's hit series The Sopranos may be headed down the child actor path of gloom and doom following his arrest for marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Halle Berry who is currently promoting her movie Monsters Ball at the Berlin film festival says her father helped her play the role of an alcoholic in the film Sean Puffy Combs Jay Leno The Tonight Show Laura Bush Britney Spears Foo Fighters Harrison Ford Zoolander Jack Black Alicia Keys Victoria Beckam Posh Spice Princess Margaret
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News Roundup: Feb. 3 U2's Bono sits in on a World Economic Forum to discuss the depressed economy and helping the world's poorer nations. MTV Asia Awards Mandy Moore hosts The Others takes top prize at Spain's equilvalent to Oscars Richard Gere Celine Dion
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News Roundup for Jan. 17: Sundance brings out the stars Jennifer Aniston Brad Pitt Christina Ricci Matt Damon Ben Affleck Robin Williams X-Files Chris Carter Star Trek Scott Bakula Patrick Stewart Kate Mulgrew Robert Altman Gosford Park Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Liv Tyler William H. Macy Steve Buscemi Tony Shalhoub Bob Balaban James Earl Jones Barbra Streisand
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 9 Happy Accidents L.I.E. Rock Star Soul Survivors The Iron Ladies The Musketeer Two Can Play That Game
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Box Office Results: Sept. 16
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 23
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HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 31, 2000 -- Actor Brad Renfro reported to the set of "Bully" in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, one day after the teen was released from jail for allegedly trying to steal a boat. The "Apt Pupil" and "Client" star, 18, and a friend, Harold Bond, 24, were arrested Monday by police after the pair were apprehended for attempting to commandeer a 45-foot luxury vessel valued at $175,000. According to police reports, the duo forgot to untie the dock lines, bouncing the boat back and damaging the stern.
Renfro was released after posting $10,000 bond Tuesday. He is charged with grand theft in the incident.
The actor is in Florida to work on the Larry Clark film for Tri-Mark/Lions Gate about a group of teenagers who grow tired of being picked on by the school bully. When the bully’s best friend (Renfro) and his girlfriend (Rachel "Mrs. Macaulay Culkin" Miner)
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HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 30, 2000 -- Police have charged actor Brad Renfro, the youngster from "The Client" and "Apt Pupil," with grand theft after he and a friend were accused of taking a 45-foot yacht from its berth in Florida on Monday morning. According to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., police reports, the dynamic duo forgot to untie the boat’s dock lines. When the pair tried to leave the dock, the $175,000 vessel was pulled back, damaging the stern and stranding the boys.
Renfro and his pal Harold Bond, 24, were held by nearby boaters until police and the boat’s manager arrived.
Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesman Mike Reed said the actor was evasive when he was questioned by detectives Monday. Renfro was released from jail that night on $10,000 bail.
The teen was in town shooting his next film, "Bully." Cameras had been scheduled to role Tuesday on the Tri-Mark film
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Box Office Analysis: July 29
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Box Office Analysis: July 22
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Actor Brad Renfro returned to a Broward County, Fla., court Tuesday after he was ordered last week to undergo drug and alcohol testing.
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Teen actor Brad Renfro returned to a Broward County, Fla., court Thursday for violating his probation, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
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Brad Renfro, of The Client and Apt Pupil, was arrested and charged Wednesday in his hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., for underage drinking, according to The Associated Press. Already on probation in Florida for trying to steal a yacht, the 18-year-old actor reportedly admitted that he had been drinking early Wednesday after the car he was riding in was stopped for a minor traffic violation. He was arrested and taken into custody, but was later released on $500 bond, Knox County Sheriff's Department spokesman Mike Evans told AP. In January, Renfro was sentenced to two-years probation and ordered to pay more than $4,000 for repairs to a yacht that he tried to steal in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 7, 2001 -- A Florida judged gave actor Brad Renfro two years probation and ordered him to pay more than $4,000 to repair a yacht he tried to steal with a friend last summer, the Associated Press reports.
``I don't have any excuses or fast one-liners to pull out of my shoes,'' Renfro told Broward County Circuit Judge Ronald Rothschild on Thursday.
Renfro, 18, the star of the 1994 film “The Client," and a friend tried to steal the yacht Aug. 28, but were caught by nearby boaters after the would-be thieves forgot to untie the $175,000 vessel from the dock. Renfro agreed to pay $4,204.55 for damages to the yacht and $141.02 to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for investigative costs.