Kathryn Bigelow Wins Best Director for ‘The Hurt Locker’
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director award for ‘The Hurt Locker’. The movie also won the Best Film trophy. ‘The Hurt Locker’ is a suspense thriller about bomb squads functioning in the land mines of Iraq. Actor Jeremy Renner was nominated for the Best Actor, but he lost out to Jeff Bridges. ‘The Hurt Locker’ won other awards including Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. The movie had already won the BAFTA for Best Film and Best Director...Read more »
Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock Bag Top Honors at Oscars 2010
Jeff Bridges won the Best Actor trophy at the 82nd Academy Awards for his role in ‘A Crazy Heart’. This Scott Cooper directed film has Jeff playing a singer called Bad Blake. A chance encounter with a journalist provides him with the hope of turning his life into something better. In his thank you speech, Jeff Bridges said, "I want to thank my wonderful director for his ability to instill self-confidence in his actors. Thank you my wonderful team that kept me together. I also want to thank my... Read more »
Oscars for Mo’Nique, Christoph Waltz
In a break from tradition, two ‘outsiders’ won big at the Oscars this year. One was Mo’Nique, who bagged the Best Supporting Actress for ‘Precious’. She realized the importance of this award for black women across the world. She thanked the first black woman who won the Oscars back in 1939. It was Hattie McDaniel for ‘Gone with the Wind’: "I want to thank Miss Hattie McDaniel for enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to." She also thanked... Read more »
Oscar Hosts Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin Roar It Up!
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are the hosts for the Oscars this time around. Both are known for their witty repartee and stage presence. It’s no wonder then that the world would be looking forward to some great one-liners from the comic-duo. Oscar buffs can’t wait any longer to watch the two men ruffle some heavy-weight feathers. Digging fun at the biggies on the movie circuit is something that Oscar hosts have done over the decades. So it’s common knowledge that it won’t be any other way at the 82nd Academy Awards, 2010. Read more »
Oscar Red Carpet Updates
• Best Actress Nominee Gabourey Sidibe isn’t anything like the distressed teenager that she plays in the movie, ‘Precious’. As the movie traveled from one film festival to another, we have seen repeatedly that she is a star. Though she doesn’t look like one whom the shutterbugs will hound on the red carpet, she looked stunning in a blue Marchesa gown. But the best part of her appearance was not the dress. It was her attitude. Sidibe told the red carpet host Ryan Seacrest, "If fashion was porn, this dress is the money shot, and you know it!" Read more »
Jake Pavelka A Cheat, Says Ex Flame!
Jake Pavelka was going dizzy with rumors flying around about his choice on 'The Bachelor', Vienna Girardi. Before he could douse those fires, you have all these new wave of rumors about himself! His ex flame, Tanya Douglas has started singing like a canary to any celebrity gossip magazine that has a recorder. She claims that Jake will come back to her, and no one should take his choice on the show too seriously. Calling him a cheat, Tanya said that Jake had nothing to do with Vienna Girardi or any of those dumb shows that were there on 'The Bachelor'. Read more »
Elin Moves In With Tiger Woods
Elin Woods moved in with her husband Tiger Woods after being away in Sweden for weeks. We had reported that they are trying to make their marriage work. But we couldn't tell you before this that Elin has finally moved in with Tiger. A source close to the couple told a celebrity gossip magazine, "I call them the divorced married couple. Elin knows Tiger has issues and is afraid to go near him romantically. Because of the children and his need to return to golf, she'll try to live in the house with a wall between them." Read more »
Eclipse: A Steamy Twilight Installment
'Eclipse', the third installment in the 'Twilight' series, would be a smoldering one! The director of 'New Moon', Chris Weitz, gave it out that viewers will see some real steamy action when the movie is out. The book does offer scope for that, as opposed to the previous installments which were pretty timid that way. Chris said that he has read the script of the movie and declared that fans will not be disappointed this time around!
Chris Weitz referred to one scene in particular: "I'm looking forward to the sleeping bag scene, I gotta say. That's going to be very steamy... Read more »
Jon Gosselin Nude on 'Playgirl'?
Jon Gosselin has been propositioned by 'Playgirl' to come nude on their pages! But the price that they have offered isn't what Jon would have expected! As always, he needs a reality check that he is not Levi Johnston and certainly doesn't have the body! So how did this offer land on Jon Gosselin's lap? Thank Hailey Glassman! Yes, his ex flame went ahead and posted a snap of his, hold your breath, manhood on Twitter! The snap was taken off by the administrators on Twitter but not before millions of copies of that snap were made and passed around. Read more »
Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane: Blessed With Baby
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane have been blessed with a baby daughter! The stars of 'Grey's Anatomy' welcomed their first-born in Los Angeles yesterday. The child has not been named yet. The rep for the couple issued a media statement saying: "Mother, father and daughter are doing great!" As for the name, when Eric appeared on Ellen DeGeneres' show earlier, he said that they would decide on a name only after the baby was born. But he made it clear that they wouldn't choose a weird name. Read more »
Kardashian Sisters' Fake Hit Out at Media!
Trust the Kardashian sisters to make the media look like a bag of nutcases! They began the cycle by planting stories in the celebrity gossip tabloids like 'Star' and 'In Touch'. The rumors about their aborted relationships with their significant others reached a fever pitch. Their motive of grabbing the headlines had given them the desired results. That's when they went online and wrote on their blogs... Read more »
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Michael Lohan Arrested! Michael Lohan has been arrested for contempt of court and thrown into jail. The reason is he called his ex-fiancee Erin Muller despite a restraining order prohibiting from doing so. He was arrested from Medford, NY. The restraining order clearly prohibits "trying to communicate by phone". There are a number of other reasons why he should remain in lock and key: leaking conversations with his daughter Lindsay, not paying child support, etc. -
Angelina Not an Obama Fan Angelina Jolie is not much impressed by the Obama administration. In a talk title "Justice Delayed is Not Justice Denied", the UN ambassador and actress raised concerns about the Darfur region of Sudan where "government supported militia have left 300,000 dead and 2.7 million people internally displaced." Reports say that Jolie has regular fights with Pitt about the Obama government because "She thinks Obama is all smoke and mirrors." -
Second Baby for Joey McIntyre Compulsive Twitter man Joey McIntyre was surprisingly absent from the action all day long. It was just that he was with his wife Barrett who was giving birth to their second child together. Later on, he tweeted: "New Baby Mac is on the Block!! 7 lbs., 10 oz., December 13th, 2009. He and his mom are both rock stars:)" Joey and Barrett are parents to 2-year old Griffin Thomas. -
Holly Madison and Benji Madden Are A Couple Holly Madison and Benji Madden were spotted pawing each other at Starbucks. Though they do these things sometimes, being attention-starved celebrities, but this one seems for real. An insider says: "It was obvious something was going on between them. Benji stood next to Holly with his arm around her. He was rubbing her lower back and the top of her butt, and she was hanging on his shoulder. They were laughing and flirting the entire time. They couldn't take their hands off each other!" Holly tweeted: "You can say I'm hanging out with someone I have a crush on. [Benji] is just someone I have a crush on... for now!" -
Jesse James Daughter to Spend Christmas Eve with Mom Jesse James, the husband of Sandra Bullock, will not get to spend the Christmas Eve with his daughter from his last marriage with porn star, Janine Lindemulder. The court has ruled that 5-year old Sunny will have to remain with her mother. As for the mother, she lives in a house from where she runs an adult webcam service and also spends quite some time in jail for tax evasions. What a life! Feel bad for Sunny. -
Tiger Woods and George Clooney Shared Mistress? E! News reported that Jaimee Grubbs, one of the 8 mistresses Tiger Woods has been linked to, had hooked up with George Clooney! The 24-year old cocktail waitress who had a 31 months old affair with the golf star-turned-sleaze star had a simultaneous relationship with Clooney two months ago. But she was reserved about her dalliance with the Hollywood star: "I know him" is all she said. But Clooney's rep told E! News that Clooney never met Jaimee. -
Tiger Woods Clocks 7 and Counting! The number of mistresses Tiger Woods is alleged to have relations with hit 7! It's like they emerged from the hydrant he hit with his car on that fateful night. For those of you who are interested in knowing all the names, here goes: (in order of appearance: Rachel Uchitel, Jaimee Grubbs, Kalika Moquin, Jamie Jungers, Mindy Lawton, Cori Rist and Holly Sampson. Phew! -
Jill McCormick and Eddie Vedder Engaged Pearl Jam frontman, Eddie Vedder, got engaged to his long term girlfriend Jill McCormick. It happened on Friday in Washington D.C. They were in the city for the Kennedy centers Honors event on Sunday. Eddie performed at the event in the honor of Bruce Springsteen. The couple have two daughters, 5-year old Olivia and 15-months old Harper Moon. -
Levi Johnston Nude Pics Leaked Though the initial pics of Levi Johnston left much to be desired, the hype was there. But you couldn't access the pics except by paying for them. And the site contained many other naked dudes as well. But now the real ones have come tumbling out! There's no doubt that Johnston is America's most favorite unmarried teenage dad! The pics won't thrill you much if you are a Palin or a fan of them. A teaser: he's there only in hockey gear. -
Brad Pitt Looking Messier With the Day Brad Pitt has been sporting a stupid beard for some time now. Yes, like you, we tried to find the connection between the beard and his arm candy, Angelina, but we found none yet. But this beard is looking so awful on him that he's losing out on female fans. He should learn a thing or two about aging from him friend, George Clooney. Guess George holds up his sex appeal because he doesn't have a brood of children following him or an angry wife trailing him! -
Joanna Krupa Uses Christian Symbols for PETA! Joanna Krupa stunned the Christian world with a set of photos featuring her in nothing. She's posed with nothing except angel wings and a crucifix to cover the bare necessity. In another, she poses with her dog, Rugby, with a rosary in her arms. The Church has obviously raised a tempest over the pictures. But Joanna, a Christian herself but certainly not as devoted as Carrie Prejean, brushed down the hoopla as a holier-than-thou stand. -
James Woods Settles Case out of Court The jury did not have to be out on this one. James Woods settled the lawsuit against the Rhode Island hospital where his brother Michael died in 2006. The CEO of Kent Hospital, Sandra Coletta, admitted to mistakes in Michael's treatment and they would be creating an institute as a memorial to Michael. Along with that, $1.25 m will be spent on improving hospital facilities and error reduction. James is the executor of his brother's estate and said that his niece and nephew will be financially compensated. No other information was available. -
Brangelina Donate 7m in Charity A tax return obtained by The Hollywood Reporter showed that Brangelina donated about $6.8m in charity in the year 2008. The Jolie-Pitt foundation listed the causes which the money went to. Global Health, Human Rights Watch and Pitt's Make It Right Foundation are some of the foundations which benefitted, along with Armed Services YMCA and many other projects in Cambodia. Time other celebs took notice! -
Lady Gaga Buys Pizza for Fans Lady Gaga may have disappointed fans at the American Music Awards, but she didn't let her fans down altogether. She reportedly bought $1000 worth pizza for her fans. Fans outside Best Buy in LA were treated by the singer. 80 cheese pizzas were ordered. This is what Gaga wrote on Twitter later on: "Sending all my little monsters little pizzas for waiting all night for me at best buy. I hope you're hungry.eat up I love u! -
JLo's Dog Out For Fun? This is real dog trouble. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were slapped with charges after their little dog charged at a flight attendant. The German Shepherd named Floyd is a trained dog for "personal protection." The dog growled and hit out at Lisa Wilson during the course of a flight. Lisa alleged that the dog hit her with the head, causing her to topple over and suffer injuries. The vet's report said: "It is clear to me that Floyd, Mr Anthony's personal protection dog, behaved inappropriately, aggressively and in a manner that consistently endangered humans."
