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Swayze Fires Back
at 'Negative'
Tabloids

Mar 12, 2009 6:36 AM CDT

Swayze Fires Back at 'Negative' Tabloids

Actors slams reports that he's losing cancer fight

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is sick of reading tabloid stories claiming he's losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, he tells Access Hollywood. The Beast star says that rather than being at death's door, he is responding well to a new course of chemotherapy, and he has plenty of positive things in his...

Joaquin Pounces on Heckler
at Rap 'Concert'

Mar 12, 2009 4:00 AM CDT

Joaquin Pounces on Heckler at Rap 'Concert'

Another stunt?

(Newser) - Security guards hauled off neo-rapper Joaquin Phoenix early this morning after he leaped from the stage during a Miami Beach concert to confront a heckler, reports AP. The increasingly bizarre actor appeared in a disheveled suit to mutter mostly unintelligible lyrics after appearing four hours late to the concert. Suddenly...

Watson 'Twitter-Jacked'
With Yale Hoax

Mar 6, 2009 10:32 AM CST

Watson 'Twitter-Jacked' With Yale Hoax

'I'm not going to Yale,' says Brit actor

(Newser) - Harry Potter muse Emma Watson has turned positively witchy, trashing statements that she's headed to Yale, reports the Boston Globe. Turns out a Twitter note gushing "I got into Yale!" wasn't posted by Watson. In fact, she doesn't have a Twitter account, according to her website. Now fans...

Vince
Vaughn
Engaged
to Realtor

Mar 5, 2009 3:51 PM CST

Vince Vaughn Engaged to Realtor

(Newser) - Vince Vaughn is getting hitched. The 38-year-old actor, once linked with Jennifer Aniston, has gotten engaged to a 29-year-old real-estate agent from Calgary named Kyla Weber, the Montreal Gazette reports. The two reportedly met while Weber was vacationing in either Venice Beach or Italy. Weber's dad confirmed the engagement, though...

Watchmen
Sure to Blow
Wilson's Cover

GLOSSIES

Mar 2, 2009 3:59 PM CST

Watchmen Sure to Blow Wilson's Cover

(Newser) - Patrick Wilson has had many brushes with fame, but it’s fairly certain his role in the hotly anticipated Watchmen will finally make walking down the street a chore, New York reports. He’s done studio films before (remember The Alamo?), won praise for his role in Little Children, even...

Can Mel Make a
Comeback?

OPINION

Mar 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST

Can Mel Make a Comeback?

Gibson aims for rehabilitation, but Mad Max is 'gone'

(Newser) - Mel Gibson appears to be making an effort to revive a career stalled after his 2006 arrest and accompanying anti-Semitic tirade, but “it seems unlikely he can ever really come back,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. “Like Tom Cruise, Gibson has sent himself into a weird...

Producers
Press Case
Against Piven

Feb 28, 2009 9:26 AM CST

Producers Press Case Against Piven

(Newser) - The producers of Speed-the-Plow haven't given up their legal pursuit of Jeremy Piven,Variety reports. They plan to seek independent arbitration, which could result in serious fines for the actor. A panel of actors and producers failed to reach consensus on a possible penalty last week, leading to the producers'...

Phoenix Might Be Losing
His Mind: Shrink

Feb 27, 2009 4:46 AM CST

Phoenix Might Be Losing His Mind: Shrink

Whatever is happening 'isn't funny,' says doc

(Newser) - A Chicago psychiatrist has offered yet another theory for the recent odd behavior of actor Joaquin Phoenix: he might be losing his mind. While bloggers speculate that the zombie-like Phoenix is either hooked on drugs or spoofing his fans with a zoned-out tumble into a laughable rap music career, Dr....

Piven Avoids Penalty
for Broadway Absence

Feb 26, 2009 9:54 PM CST

Piven Avoids Penalty for Broadway Absence

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has escaped punishment—at least for now—for bailing on the Broadway play Speed-the-Plow, reports Playbill. Piven insists he had to leave because of mercury poisoning, but the producers aren't buying it. The actor appeared before representatives of the Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League at a...

Passenger in
Freeman Crash
Sues Actor

Feb 25, 2009 12:10 PM CST

Passenger in Freeman Crash Sues Actor

(Newser) - The woman injured in a car crash with Morgan Freeman last year is filing suit against the actor, RadarOnline reports. Demaris Meyer has vowed to reveal the nature of her relationship with Freeman and release details—including explicit photos—of the crash. Freeman announced he was divorcing his wife shortly...

Oscar Fashion
Hits, Flops

SLIDESHOW

Feb 23, 2009 9:00 AM CST

Oscar Fashion Hits, Flops

(Newser) - The red carpet was rolled out once again—who sashayed down it and who clunked her way along? Elizabeth Snead of the Los Angeles Times snarks and sings about this year's Oscar fashion, while Christopher Muther moans about the "battle of the bland" in the Boston Globe.

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Ledger Award
Triggers the Tears

Feb 23, 2009 4:40 AM CST

Ledger Award Triggers the Tears

Kline: He left 'original and enduring legacy'

(Newser) - The most emotional moments at last night's Oscars occurred when Heath Ledger's parents and sister accepted his posthumous award for best supporting actor. Ledger's family said the honor for the actor's portrayal of the Joker—which Kevin Kline hailed as "menacing, mercurial, droll and diabolical"—will be held...

Wrestler's
Steroid Dealer
Busted—for Steroids

Feb 20, 2009 9:30 AM CST

Wrestler's Steroid Dealer Busted—for Steroids

Actor had bit part in film

(Newser) - In a case of life imitating art, the actor who plays a steroid dealer in The Wrestler was busted for dealing steroids, the New York Daily News reports. Investigators had Scott Siegel under surveillance for steroid trafficking, and arrested him Wednesday night after a car chase that ended with Siegel...

China Bans Actors From Medical Commercials

Feb 18, 2009 2:06 PM CST

China Bans Actors From Medical Commercials

Health Ministry calls drug commercials misleading

(Newser) - Stung by the appearance of a single actor playing four different medical experts, the Chinese government has prohibited actors from portraying doctors or patients in commercials, Variety reports. The outrage stemmed from a Beijing Times article that also revealed one actress had posed as someone suffering from lung, liver, kidney,...

Rourke Loses Dog
Who Was 'Love
of His Life'

Feb 18, 2009 11:29 AM CST

Rourke Loses Dog Who Was 'Love of His Life'

(Newser) - Loki, the Chihuahua who figured prominently in Mickey Rourke’s Golden Globe acceptance speech, died Monday, E! Online reports. The 18-year-old dog accompanied Rourke on the red carpet at the awards. The Oscar-nominated actor is very attached to his canine friends. “Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all...

Clive Owen+Stubble=Everyman

PROFILE

Feb 16, 2009 4:53 PM CST

Clive Owen+Stubble=Everyman

(Newser) - Clive Owen may be good-looking, but his success in recent years depends squarely on his ability to inhabit scruffy Everyman characters that connect with audiences, New York reports. His new film, The International, heightens the illusion, as Owen’s everyday character is thrust into the middle of a shadowy financial...

Spidey's Franco
Earns Hasty
Pudding Honors

Feb 14, 2009 9:04 AM CST

Spidey's Franco Earns Hasty Pudding Honors

Harvard troupe treats Man of the Year James Franco to drag queen bar mitzvah

(Newser) - This year's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year: Spider-Man villain and Milk co-star James Franco. He wore a blonde wig, purple heels, and a gold-spangled pineapple-shaped bra to collect his award from the Harvard theatrical troupe last night, the Boston Globe reports. Franco accepted his pudding pot in good cheer,...

Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin

Feb 12, 2009 9:34 AM CST

Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin

Ex-actor awkward, embarrassing on show

(Newser) - A nearly comatose Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show last night, and his vacant stares and one-word answers forced David Letterman to resort to openly mocking him, Gawker reports. Phoenix—who may or may not be engaging in an elaborate publicity stunt—at one point stuck his gum underneath...

Born In The Spotlight

Feb 12, 2009 1:53 AM CST

Born In The Spotlight

Actor kids take up family biz

(Newser) - Some strive for the spotlight. Others are simply born into it. From Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s brood of young actors (daughter Kate Hudson and sons Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell) to Jane and Peter Fonda (spawn of Henry), the second-generation stars in this Vanity Fair collection were all...

Smith Is Hollywood's
Moneymaking MVP

Feb 11, 2009 2:03 PM CST

Smith Is Hollywood's Moneymaking MVP

(Newser) - The Oscars indicate who Hollywood thinks deserves a statue, but if you want to know what insiders really think about stars, start talking money. Forbes did just that, asking industry vets to rank talent based on their ability to make a project pop, from early hype to DVD sales. Here...