Celeb News Aggregate
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Actor James Gandolfini has sold his Sopranos wardrobe for $187,750 at a charity auction in New York.
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Lisa Marie Presley is "overjoyed" to be expecting a child with husband Michael Lockwood.
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Marlon Brando's son Christian has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital for an unknown illness.
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The body of James Brown will lie in state in the New York venue where he first cemented his place in music history in the 1960s.
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Reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith has failed to pay the private medical examiner she hired to perform an autopsy on her late son in the Bahamas.
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Bereaved parent Anna Nicole Smith has ordered a second autopsy on her son Daniel's body--even though the results from the initial autopsy have not yet been confirmed.
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Many listeners who regularly listen to shock jock Howard Stern's nationally syndicated show were in for a surprise this morning. Also: Martin Bashir Living With Michael Jackson Martin Lawrence Kevin Smith Riley Keough Wesley Scantlin Doonesbury Robert Rodriguez Sin City
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Ashton Kutcher Plays Dad With Demi Moore Kids, Russell Crowe Readies Himself for Fatherhood, Nicole Kidman Lends Face to Chanel Diana Ross Lord of the Rings Viggo Mortensen Elijah Woods Dominic Monaghan Orlando Bloom Stanley Kubrick The Shining Steven Spielberg Jaws The Exorcist Linda Blair Val Kilmer Wonderland Elvis Presley
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Action star-turned-gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger has tapped former West Wing co-star Rob Lowe to join his campaign. Also Gary Coleman Mary Carey Gary Stevens Ian Ziering David Sheinkopf Sharkslayer The Incredibles Polar Express Sponge Bob SquarePants Elvis Presley I'm a Roustabout Ed Townsend
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On Monday, Judge Alan Haber ordered sealed photos and a videotape of Cameron Diaz taken at a private modeling session about a decade ago, saying the actress has a right to privacy of her own body. Also Jay Leno Quuer Eye For the Straight Guy Larry Flynt Elite Model Management Ford Models Inc. Radio-Television News Directors Assn./Ball State University Annual Survey of TV and radio newsrooms 30 Odd Foot of Grunts Kim Basinger Joel Zwick Elvis Has Left the Building
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What do Oprah Winfrey, Superman and Elvis Presley have in common? Also: VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Russell Crowe Glenn Close Steve Buscemi Gotham Awards Coldplay Chris Martin Angelina Jolie Oliver Stone Alexander Martin Lawrence Rage Control Joey McIntyre Mila Kunis Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding
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Marvel Enterprises Inc. has decided to drop plans to reincarnate the late Princess Diana as a mutant comic superhero this fall. Also Tom Cruise Elvis Presley Tobey Maguire Spider-Man II Humanitas Awards Antwone Fisher David E Kelley Niki Caro Gordon Rayfield Larry Wilmore Teri Schaffer Steve Tompkins Danny Glover International Black Panther Film Festival Nick Lachey Jessica Simpson Newlyweds Aaron McGruder Reggie Hudlin Boondocks
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Michael Jackson made a rare appearance in court last week in a $21 million breech-of-contract lawsuit, but it wasn't the case that had everyone talking; it was his face. Also: Jason Alexander Elvis Presley Die Another Day Denzel Washington the Manchurian Candidate The Roswell Crash: Starling New Evidence Peter Jennings Elton John Joni Mitchell
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News roundup for Oct. 10 - Madonna wants to help the world. Guy Ritchie Whitney Houston Akira The Osbournes Elvis Presley Britney Spears Bono American Idol
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Max Spielberg, the 17-year-old son of director Steven Spielberg, recently completed work on Snap Shot, a short film he wrote, produced, directed, shot and edited. Also: The Alamo Billy Bob Thornton John Lee Hancock Ron Howard Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino CNN Headline News Sony Pictures Television International Human Resources AFL-CIO Saturday Night Live Fred Armisen Will Forte U2 Bono Elvis Presley Elvis 30 No. 1 Hits
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News roundup for Sept. 24 - Producer of Barbershop apologize for the film's barbs against Civil Rights legends Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. Other celebrities include Lance Bass Nick Nolte Elvis Presley Jack Black Richard Linklater
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After a long struggle to complete the editing on Swept Away, a remake of Lina Wertmuller's 1974 film starring wife Madonna, Guy Ritchie is going back to doing what he does best--the gangster flick.
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Pop star Enrique Iglesias denies romance with Anna Kourinkova
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Twentieth Century Fox is planning a sequel to its 2000 low-budget hit comedy Dude, Where's My Car?
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Oscar winner Barry Levinson received the Golden Eddie for filmmaker of the year Sunday at the 52nd American Cinema Editors Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
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News Roundup: Nov. 27 The Spice Girls Elvis Presley John Mellencamp Tim Burton Britney Spears Kate Winslet How the Grinch Stole Christmas Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menance
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ABC News decided on Tuesday that airing footage of the World Trade Center plane attacks was now "inappropriate," according to ABC spokeswoman Su-Lin Cheng Nichols.
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NEW YORK, NY, June 5, 2000 -- No one knows this yet but there's a new musical that will land on Broadway very soon and it will be a huge, huge hit.
How can we be so sure? Yes, the spankin' new musical comedy version of the smash indie "The Full Monty" opened last Thursday at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre to great reviews, including one in Monday's Variety, but this column has always been a little, uh, skeptical of critics.
But one of the theater world's most seasoned professionals (now a major force on the West Coast after having cut his teeth in New York for years) caught a preview early last week and declared "The Full Monty" an "unequivocal smash" and "howlingly commercial."
Yes, playwright Terrence McNally ("The Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Master Class," "Love! Valour! Compassion!") uncharacteristically breaks no new ground here, but he and novice musical comedy
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Following is a Rants & Raves column for August 23. Mentioned names and titles are Connie Chung Gary Condit Chandra Levy Primetime Thursday Chris Matthews HBO Brian Billick Baltimore Ravens CBS Baby Bob Jonathan Silverman Joely Fisher Family Guy Pepsi Latin Grammys Jennifer Lopez Bill O'Reilly Marilyn Manson Elvis
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HOLLYWOOD, June 26, 2000 -- In the grand tradition of Elvis Presley and Liberace, Britney Spears is about to become a museum. That’s right, plans are currently under way to put together a venue dedicated to the life and career (such as they are) of the 18-year-old popster in the city of Kentwood, La. -- aka the "Oops!...I Did It Again" chart-topper’s hometown.
The Britney Spear Museum will be an add on to the town’s military history-themed Kentwood Museum. (See the connection? Well, no, neither do we.)
The wing will be divided into three sections chronicling the popstress' personal and family history; her time on Disney’s "The Mickey Mouse Club;" and her current status as a teenybopper superstar.
According to Britney Spears Museum co-coordinator Sandy Reed, the Britney wing will probably take up half of the Kentwood Museum's existing space. (Who needs military hi
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HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 6, 2000 -- It ain't his blue suede shoes, but it's just as valuable.
Elvis Presley's U.S. Army uniform goes on the auction block today, and experts say that the stained garment could fetch as much as $36,000, Reuters reports.
The uniform, stained with paint after the King leaned against a freshly painted window, was issued to Presley before he headed for his station in Germany.
Presley was issued a new jacket after staining the first one, but a member of the painting crew kept the original as a souvenir. It's now owned by Elvis fan Johnny Earle.
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Celebrities like Elton John, Linda Carter and Tiger Woods are selling cars, collectibles and even houses in online auctions.
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 7, 2000 -- Madonna's "Music," the first release from her album of the same name due out Sept. 19, has raced to the top of The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart after only six weeks. "Music" is the Queen of Music's 12th chart-topping hit in the United States.
"I wanna conquer the world!" an energetic 24-year-old giggled to an amused Dick Clark back in 1983. Since her declaration, Madonna has amassed 33 Top 10 singles, putting her behind only the Beatles (34) and Elvis Presley (38) on the all-time Billboard list.
But it's all about being No. 1, right?
The following is a breakdown of Madonna's No. 1 U.S. singles:
(1) "Like A Virgin" (1984): Remember being "touched for the very first time"?
(2) "Crazy for You" (1985): "I see you through the smoky air." Madonna's first top ballad was THE prom song of that year.
(3) "Live to
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 3, 2001 -- Organizers of the American Music Awards have named singer Janet Jackson as this year’s winner of the prestigious Award of Merit.
The award is given to artists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to musical entertainment.
Jackson will be given the award during the telecast of the 28th Annual American Music Awards on Monday at 8 p.m. PT on ABC.
Past recipients of the coveted award include Bing Crosby, Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Estefan and others.
The televised event will be co-hosted by Britney Spears and LL Cool J and will feature performances by Toni Braxton, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Pink, Marilyn Manson, Aerosmith, Outkast, 3 Doors Down, Jessica Simpson and others.
CAN YOU SAY SARCASM: In the February issue of Elle magazine, newly
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 30, 2000 -- He isn't afraid of large audiences, and he isn't afraid of a major brawl, either ... in court, of course. English superstar Elton John is suing a top accounting firm and his former accountant for $29 million John says is missing from his music empire, Reuters reports.
Rather than getting involved with all the boring details of how to spend and invest his money, John's lawyer says that the 53-year-old pianist entrusted the firm with that job until he noticed $29 million of it was missing.
John is expected to testify in the British court as a witness.
SPICE GIRLS SET RECORD: Mark another victory for girl power. The Spice Girls have made history in Britain by becoming the first female group to have nine No. 1 singles on the British charts, Reuters reports. The group's hit "Holler/Let Love Lead the Way," went straight to the top of the cha
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 11, 2000 -- Actress Priscilla Presley has been elected to the board of MGM, the studio said Monday. Presley’s selection expands Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.’s board to 11 members.
Presley, 55, starred in the “Naked Gun” series and on television’s “Dallas.”
She married rock legend Elvis Presley in 1967, divorcing in 1973. They have one daughter, Lisa Marie.
Presley also serves as chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Elvis Presley Enterprises.
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HOLLYWOOD, July 7, 2000 -- Want to know what those ubiquitous "sources" and "insiders" have to say about the Meg Ryan-Russell Crowe "affair"? How about Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera or Roseanne? Well, not to sound too much like a TV commercial for the National Enquirer or anything, we got all the so-called scoops and gossip courtesy of the world of tabloid news.
So without further ado, here’re the Top 10 tabloid stories that whetted our curiosity:
1. Whassup with Meg, Dennis and Russell Nothing new since last week at least. The major tabs (Star, the National Enquirer, the Globe) all report this week what was already reported last week. Yes, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan have separated. And, yes, Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe have been spotted together in a more-than-just-friends manner more than once in England, where the two are currently shooting the flick "Proof of Lov
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4, 2000 -- Cybill Shepherd, actress, model, spokeswoman, is giving new meaning to the term "tell-all." In her new Jerry Springer-style confessional, "Cybill Disobedience: How I Survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood, Hollywood and the Irrepressible Urge to Say What I Think" (in stores today), the outspoken actress/model lives up (or down) to her rep.
To save inquiring readers the time of sifting through the tome's 294 pages, we've poured over the manuscript ourselves and highlighted the more lubricious moments below for quick reference and easy access. (Indexed by their corresponding page numbers, but of course):
Pgs. 43-44: Scene of deflowering with a Mick Jagger lookalike mop top named Mike at the nubile age of 15. Writes Shepherd of the experience: "I felt oddly detached from my first time, as if it
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2000 -- The morning after the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild of America heated up the awards competition by announcing its nominees for director of the year.
This year's DGA nods went to Globe winner Sam Mendes for "American Beauty,"Spike Jonze for "Being John Malkovich," Frank Darabont for "The Green Mile," Michael Mann for "The Insider" and M. Night Shyamalan for "The Sixth Sense."All are first-time feature-film nominees except for Darabont, who was nominated in 1994 for "The Shawshank Redemption."
The winner of the DGA is practically guaranteed a win for Best Director in the Academy Award race. In its 50-year history, only four winners have not gone on to win the Oscar; Anthony Harvey (in 1968 for "The Lion Winter"), Francis Ford Coppola (in 1972 for "The Godfather"), Steven Spielberg (in 1985 for "The Color Purple") and Ron Howard (i
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2000 -- It's very hard to top Michael Jackson, but Lisa Marie Presley seems to think she's done it.
Elvis' daughter, who married Jackson in May 1994 (and divorced him 20 months later), will marry again -- this time to rock singer John Oszajea, her spokesman, Paul Bloch, said Tuesday. The happy couple met in May and became engaged just before Christmas.
The story goes that Oszajea, 25, first went to Presley's mother, Priscilla Presley, to ask for her daughter's hand in marriage. After receiving her blessing, Oszajea formally proposed to Presley, 32.
For those of you keeping track, this will be Lisa's third go with a musician -- first husband Danny Keough, then the Gloved One, now Oszajea (due to release his first album this year).
All this rocker influence is finally rubbing off on her: Lisa Marie's currently recording her firs