Celeb News Aggregate
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Sean Penn is rumored to have found comfort in the arms of supermodel Petra Nemcova following his split from wife Robin Wright Penn.
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24 action hero Kiefer Sutherland has finally forgiven actress Julia Roberts for running off days before their wedding in 1991 with his friend Jason Patric.
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Actor Jason Patric Arrested, Janet Jackson Says Exposed Breast Was an "Accident," Broadcaster Alistair Cooke Dies Jay Leno Jack Black Naomi Watts Peter Jackson King Kong Jennifer Aniston Ben Kingsley
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Jack Valenti To Step Down, Michael Jackson Sues, Busta Rhymes Gets Probation Ron Howard The Alamo Billy Bob Thornton Prince Woody Harrelson Ed Harris
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News, April 2: Ashley Judd, Jeremy Irons Up for PRISM Awards, Sharon Osbourne is Cancer Free, Actor Robert Conrad Arrested on DUI After Car Crash Toni Braxton Narc Salton Sea Samuel L. Jackson Changing Lanes The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Jason Patric Val Kilmer Jeremy Irons Neve Campbell Bernie Mac Sharon Osbourne Robert Conrad Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Queen Latifah
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Actress Julia Roberts has broken up with her boyfriend of three years, Benjamin Bratt, according to the New York Post.
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Actress Julia Roberts has broken up with her boyfriend of three years, Benjamin Bratt, according to the New York Post.
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Actor Jason Miller, best known for his portrayal of the priest Damien Karras in The Exorcist, died Sunday of a heart attack, according to the BBC. Miller, 62, also revered as an accomplished playwright, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for That Champion Season. He was the son-in-law of The Honeymooners star Jackie Gleason and the father of actor Jason Patric (Speed 2, Rush).
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 31, 2001 -- Cate Blanchett is in negotiations to join co-star Kevin Spacey in Miramax's "The Shipping News," the film adaptation of Annie Proulx's 1994 Pulitzer prize-winning novel. The film is to be directed by Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolat").
The story centers around a man (Spacey) who must rebuild his life after his wife runs off with his two daughters and sells them into prostitution. Blanchett will be playing the role of the ex-wife, Petal Bear.
Principal photography is scheduled to start before the potential strikes occur.
Blanchett, now being seen in the tense drama "The Gift," recently wrapped production on New Line's "Lord of the Rings."
A "DOMESTIC" BUSCEMI: Steve Buscemi ("Fargo") has signed to play a supporting role in Harold Becker's newest film, "Domestic Disturbance," for Paramount. Shooting started Monday in North Carolina.
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18, 2001 -- Ray Liotta and Jason Patric have joined the indie forces.
The two actors will co-star in the thriller "Narc," The Hollywood Reporter says. The story follows a narcotics officer (Patric) assigned to investigate the death of a rookie cop.
He gets teamed up with the cop's former partner (Liotta), whom he finds out is up to no good.
Liotta is also executive producing the film, which goes into production in Toronto next week.
KAREN GOES BIG SCREEN: "Will & Grace's" Emmy Award-winning Megan Mullally might join the cast of "Stealing Stanford," Daily Variety reports.
If she signs, this would mark the actress's first leading role in a feature film. The film stars Jason Lee as a guy who turns to petty crime in order to finance his niece's education.
Before "Will & Grace," Mullally performed on Broadway and in other theatri
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2000 -- "Hannibal" can be taken off the endangered film project list, at least for the time being.
Universal has confirmed its intentions to stick by the "Silence of the Lambs" sequel, laying to rest reports on Entertainment Weekly Online last week that the studio was considering canning the project after Jodie Foster bailed out to instead direct Claire Danes in "Flora Plum."
"As far as we know, [this project] is alive," a Universal spokeswoman says. "[Star Anthony] Hopkins and [director Ridley] Scott are both very committed. We like what we've got, and the revised script is really, really good."
What's more, the project apparently will forge ahead with or without Foster.
"We've decided that we're not going to reapproach Jodie as the media has been reporting. We are trying to come up with the right lead to replace Jodie an