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150K On Strike in Bollywood
 150K On Strike in Bollywood
Oct 1, 2008 1:28 PM CDT

150K On Strike in Bollywood

Workers demand boost in pay, currently at $11-12 per day

(Newser) - Bollywood workers began an indefinite strike today, with roughly 150,000 actors, dancers, and cameramen refusing to work, according to the Hollywood Reporter. At issue are late payments, non-union labor, and notoriously poor working conditions. Many technical workers make 600 rupees per day—or about $12. “It is within...

Whose Voice Is That Telling You How to Vote?

Politically charged cadre of voice actors star in campaign ads

(Newser) - We all know who’s approving the message, but who are those guys actually reading it? The world of voice actors for campaign ads is a tight, politically charged one, Newsweek reports. Voters will be exposed to about 3,000 ads this season, and almost all will be voiced by...

Paul Newman Dead at 83
 Paul Newman Dead at 83 
Sep 27, 2008 9:47 AM CDT

Paul Newman Dead at 83

Legendary actor struggled with cancer, spokeswoman says

(Newser) - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning actor who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as Hud, Cool Hand Luke and The Color of Money, has died after a long battle with cancer, the AP reports. He was 83. In May, Newman...

Vintage Stars Got Big Bucks to Smoke

Big tobacco paid a fortune for promotion in Hollywood's golden age

(Newser) - Almost all of Hollywood's big names from the '30s, '40s, and '50s were on the payroll of tobacco companies, the BBC reports. Documents released as part of anti-smoking lawsuits reveal that stars like Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Joan Crawford got up to $10,000 each from Lucky Strike in...

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor
 Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor 
Sep 10, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close...

Driver Has Son With British Mystery Dad

Actress gives birth to 9 lb., 12 oz. Henry in Los Angeles

(Newser) - Minnie Driver gave birth to 9 lb., 12 oz. Henry Story Driver in Los Angeles on Friday but still has not revealed the identity of the father, Us reports. Driver says only that he is "sort of in the same business" and that they have no plans to marry....

De Niro Exit Zings Mel's Comeback
De Niro Exit Zings Mel's Comeback
Sep 6, 2008 8:59 AM CDT

De Niro Exit Zings Mel's Comeback

Movie on hold after actor abandons co-star in first week of filming

(Newser) - Mel Gibson's hopes of a Hollywood acting comeback have taken a major hit with the abrupt departure of Robert De Niro from the set of Edge of Darkness, reports the Independent. Unspecified "creative differences" triggered the exit, which has put the thriller on hold, said a De Niro spokesman....

Country's Jerry Reed Dies at 71

(Newser) - Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like Smokey and the Bandit, has died of complications from emphysema at 71. As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, Reed had a string of hits that included "Amos Moses," "...

Iran Bars Actress From Leaving Country

Hollywood-bound DiCaprio co-star stopped at airport

(Newser) - Iran has barred an actress from leaving the country after details of her role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in a spy thriller emerged, the Guardian reports. Golshifteh Farahani was on her way to Hollywood to discuss future roles when authorities stopped her at the airport. A trailer for the thriller, Body ...

Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him
 Franco Puts
 Bad Movies
 Behind Him

GLOSSIES
Aug 20, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him

Star of bad movies turns to better fare with Pineapple Express and Milk

(Newser) - James Franco is an apologetic guy. He’s sorry for being mean to Annapolis co-star Tyrese (“If he had a bad experience working with me, I was probably a jerk”) and for talking too much (“I am just rambling”), Chris Heath observes in a GQ profile....

Bill Murray Drops In on Air Show

Actor hurls himself from 13,500 feet for perfect landing at Chicago show

(Newser) - Wisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from...

Office Actor Charged With Possession, DUI

Craig Robinson was on speed, coke, cannabis, police say

(Newser) - The Office actor Craig Robinson has been hit with drug possession and misdemeanor DUI charges, according to a complaint released today. Los Angeles police say they pulled Robinson over for a traffic violation this summer, discovered drugs in his car, and found him high on amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis. The...

Che Jr? Bernal to Be a Papa
 Che Jr? Bernal
 to Be a Papa
Aug 15, 2008 6:00 AM CDT

Che Jr? Bernal to Be a Papa

Star of Motorcycle Diaries , Y Tu Mamá También confirms pregnancy

(Newser) - You say you want a revolution? Well, you’ll have to wait for naptime. Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, famous for his portrayal of Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries, has just announced his imminent daddyhood, reports E! Online. Bernal, who also starred in Y Tu Mamá También...

Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses
 Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses
Aug 12, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses

Shrek , Kutcher pic helped bring in $50M

(Newser) - Hollywood's leading ladies earn big bucks for delivering box office gold, and rake in even more with lucrative product endorsements. Together, the top 10 best-paid actresses made more than $244 million in the last 12 months, reports Forbes. Here's how the stars stack up:
  1. Cameron Diaz, $50 million
  2. Keira Knightley,
...

Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50

Standup comic moved on to film, TV

(Newser) - Comedian and actor Bernie Mac has died at 50 of pneumonia after a week’s hospitalization in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an unusual autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the lungs. Born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, the comedian was a late bloomer, achieving fame in his...

Freeman Leaves Hospital
 Freeman Leaves Hospital
Aug 7, 2008 2:08 PM CDT

Freeman Leaves Hospital

Weekend wreck left actor, 71, with broken bones, other injuries

(Newser) - Morgan Freeman was discharged today from the Tennessee hospital where the Oscar-winning actor was treated for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a weekend car crash in Mississippi, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for the hospital gave no details other than that Freeman had checked out.

Morgan Freeman Divorcing
 Morgan Freeman Divorcing 
Aug 6, 2008 5:00 PM CDT

Morgan Freeman Divorcing

Actor, wife Myrna Colley-Lee separated since December

(Newser) - Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife after 24 years of marriage, Access Hollywood reports. The Academy-Award-winning actor is in divorce proceedings with Myrna Colley-Lee, and they have been legally separated since December, said Freeman's lawyer. Freeman, 71, broke his arm and elbow and suffered shoulder damage in a serious car...

Freeman in 'Good Spirits'
 Freeman in 'Good Spirits'
Aug 5, 2008 10:01 AM CDT

Freeman in 'Good Spirits'

(Newser) - Morgan Freeman “has a broken arm, broken elbow, and minor shoulder damage but he is in good spirits," his publicist told People. The actor underwent successful surgery to correct the damage from a car accident Sunday night in Mississippi, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. "He's worried about his...

Freeman Seriously Hurt in Car Accident

71-year old actor injured in Miss.

(Newser) - Actor Morgan Freeman is in serious condition after a car crash in Mississippi last night, reports the AP. The 71-year-old Oscar winner was airlifted 90 miles to a Memphis hospital after flipping his car several times. A business partner of Freeman's said he suffered some fractures but is expected to...

Fla. Actor Sues Rape Accuser
 Fla. Actor Sues Rape Accuser
Jul 30, 2008 1:30 PM CDT

Fla. Actor Sues Rape Accuser

Arsenault alleges hundreds of thousands of dollars lost

(Newser) - An actor accused of drugging and raping a woman in his Florida home is now suing his accuser, saying the allegations cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars in business deals, the Saratota Herald-Tribune reports. Joseph S Arsenault says he was evicted from his home while in jail last year,...

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